Shirk done by people in some acts of Ibadah
Chapter 1 - Duaa
1:Duaa is Ibadah
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ
“Supplication (du'a') is itself worship”
(NARRATED BY AN-NU'MAN IBN BASHIR (R.A.) AND BARA (R.A.) AND RECORDED IN SUNAN ABU DAWOOD 575[1], HAAKIM, MUSNAD AHMED AND SAHEEH AL JAAMI 3407)
2: Allah is close, the one who hears and answers (the supplication)
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Baqara 2:186
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ
أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ
أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ
“And when my servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning me indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.”
3:The command to do Du’aa and the promise to accept it
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Mu’min 40:60
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me[2] ; I will respond to you."
4:Do not do call on the dead
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah An Nahl 16:20-21
وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ لاَ يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ
أَمْواتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَاء وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
أَمْواتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَاء وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
“And those they invoke other than Allāh create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.
They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.”
5:Those who call other than Allah have gone astray and have associated partners with Allah
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Ahqaf 46:5-6
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
مَن لا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَومِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ *
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاء
وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ
مَن لا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَومِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ *
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاء
وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ
“And who is more astray than the one who invokes besides Allāh those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware. And when mankind is gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will become enemies to them, and they will reject their worship (altogether)!”
6:The Mushriks used to call on Allah when they were in difficulties
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Ankabut 29:65
فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ
فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ
“And when they board a ship, they supplicate to Allāh, making their religion sincerely (and exclusively) to Him. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him.”
Chapter 2: To sacrifice an animal
1: When eating food on which the name of other than Allah has been taken is Haraam (forbidden) then doing that action is more Haraam (forbidden)
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Baqara 2:173
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنزِيرِ
وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ
وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ لِغَيْرِ اللّهِ
“He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh.”
2:The prohibition of eating that on which the name of Allah has not been taken
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Anam 6:121
وَلاَ تَأْكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ
“And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience.”
3:It is compulsory that sacrifice should be only for Allah
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Kauthar 108:2
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
“So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].”
Allah says in the Quran in Anam 6:162
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ .
لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَاْ أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَاْ أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my life and my death are for Allāh, Lord of the worlds. No partner has He. And this I have been commanded and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."
4:The sin of the one who sacrifices for other than Allah
Prophet Muhammed صلى الله عليه وسلم said
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ
“Allah has cursed the one who sacrificed for anyone besides Allah”
(NARRATED BY ALI IBN ABI TALIB, RECORDED IN SAHIH MUSLIM 921[3], MUSNAD AHMED, SUNAN NASAI, SAHEEH AL JAAMI 5112)
5: No sacrifice will be done in any such place where there is an idol or which is a place of celebration of the Non-Muslims
عن ثَابِت بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ قَالَ
نَذَرَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r أَنْ يَنْحَرَ إِبِلًا بِبُوَانَةَ
فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ r فَقَالَ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ إِبِلًا بِبُوَانَةَ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ r هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ قَالُوا لَا
قَالَ هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ قَالُوا لَا
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ
فَإِنَّهُ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ
نَذَرَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r أَنْ يَنْحَرَ إِبِلًا بِبُوَانَةَ
فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ r فَقَالَ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ إِبِلًا بِبُوَانَةَ
فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ r هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ قَالُوا لَا
قَالَ هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ قَالُوا لَا
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ
فَإِنَّهُ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ
Narrated Thabit ibn ad-Dahhak:
“In the time of the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) a man took a vow to slaughter a camel at Buwanah. So he came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: I have taken a vow to sacrifice a camel at Buwanah.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) asked: Did the place contain any idol worshipped in pre-Islamic times?
They (the people) said: No.
He asked: Was any pre-Islamic festival observed there?
They replied: No.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Fulfil your vow, for a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah must not be fulfilled, neither must one do something over which a human being is not able to do.”
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) asked: Did the place contain any idol worshipped in pre-Islamic times?
They (the people) said: No.
He asked: Was any pre-Islamic festival observed there?
They replied: No.
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Fulfil your vow, for a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah must not be fulfilled, neither must one do something over which a human being is not able to do.”
Chapter 3: Vows
1:An Nazr (Taking Vows) is worship since Allah has commanded to fulfill them
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah al Hajj 22:2
وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ
“and (let them) fulfill their vows”
2:The Vow should be only for Allah
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al-i’Imran 3:35
إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَةُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ
مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
“(Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services, so accept this, from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.”
3: The vow in which the pleasure of other than Allah is sought should not be fulfilled
Prophet Muhammed صلى الله عليه وسلم said
وَلَا نَذْرَ إِلَّا فِيمَا ابْتُغِيَ بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
“There should be no vow except for that by which the pleasure of Allah is sought”
(NARRATED BY ABDULLAH IBN AMR BIN AL AAS, RECORDED IN SUNAN ABU DAWOOD, SAHEEH AL JAAMI 7522)
Chapter 4: Sajdah and Ruku (Prostration and bowing)
1:Prostration and bowing are acts of worship (Ibadah)
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Hajj 22:77
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ارْكَعُوا وَاسْجُدُوا وَاعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمْ
“O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.”
2:(Sajdah) Prostration should not be done to the Creation
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al Fussilat 41:37
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ
لا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلا لِلْقَمَرِ
وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
لا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلا لِلْقَمَرِ
وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
"And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostate to Allah , who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.”
3:Do not prostrate to any mankind neither any messenger nor any wali
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ
لَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ مِنْ الشَّامِ سَجَدَ لِلنَّبِيِّ r
قَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا مُعَاذُ
قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ فَوَافَقْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِأَسَاقِفَتِهِمْ وَبَطَارِقَتِهِمْ
فَوَدِدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ نَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِكَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا
فَإِنِّي لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ
لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا
لَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ مِنْ الشَّامِ سَجَدَ لِلنَّبِيِّ r
قَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا مُعَاذُ
قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ فَوَافَقْتُهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ لِأَسَاقِفَتِهِمْ وَبَطَارِقَتِهِمْ
فَوَدِدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ نَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِكَ
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا
فَإِنِّي لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِرًا أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ
لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا
Abdullah bin Abu Awfa narrates: “When Muadh ibn Jabal returned from Sham[4], he prostrated before the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “O Muadh! What is this?”
Muadh replied, “When I went to Sham, I found them prostrating before their priests and holy persons. I had the desire in my soul that we should do this before you.”
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Don’t do that, for if I had ordered anyone to prostrate before other than Allah, I would have ordered women to prostrate before their husbands.”
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “O Muadh! What is this?”
Muadh replied, “When I went to Sham, I found them prostrating before their priests and holy persons. I had the desire in my soul that we should do this before you.”
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Don’t do that, for if I had ordered anyone to prostrate before other than Allah, I would have ordered women to prostrate before their husbands.”
[RECORDED BY IBN MAJAH, AUTHENTICATED BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH IBN MAJA 1503, SAHEEHAH 1203]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
لَا يَصْلُحُ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ
وَلَوْ صَلَحَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ
لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا مِنْ عِظَمِ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهَا
وَلَوْ صَلَحَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ
لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا مِنْ عِظَمِ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهَا
“It is not correct for any human being to prostrate (i.e. do sajdah) before another. If it was correct for any human to prostrate before another I would have commanded women to prostrate before their husbands due to the great right they have over them.”
[REPORTED BY ANAS (RA) AND RECORDED IN AHMED, NASAI, AUTHENTICATED IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 7725]
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