Then the aṣl of refutation is that it is something that is legislated and required because it establishes the proof whilst refuting those questions and arguments that are presented by those who oppose (mukhālifūn) the truth, the mushrikūn, or the deviant ones, each according to his condition.
Al-ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl al-Shaykh
And it is known that the jihād against the hypocrites is to be carried out with the establishment of proof and the Qurʾān.
Jihād Against the Innovator
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī (d.1376H) – raḥimahullāh– said:
“The Jihād is of two types: a jihād by which the rectification of the Muslims is intended, and their correctness in their beliefs and their manners, and all of their religious and worldly affairs, and in their knowledge and action-related education. And this type is the basis of jihād and its foundation, and built upon it is the second type of jihād. &…
And from the deeds of the people of Paradise is trustworthiness in all affairs, and with all of the creation, even the disbelievers, and similar to these actions.
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah was asked, what are the deeds of the people of Paradise, and what are the deeds of the people of the Fire?
So He answered – All praise is due to Allāh, Lord of all the worlds – An action of the people of Paradise is Faith (īmān), and righteousness (taqwá), and an action of the people of the Fire is disbelief (kufr), and corruption (fusūq), and disobedience (‘asyaan)…
So whosoever hopes for the meeting with His Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of His Lord.
Al-Imām al-Nawawī (d.676AH), may Allāh have mercy upon him, said:1
Chapter 1: Sincerity and Having an Intention in all Deeds and Statements, Outward and Inward
Allāh, the Most High, said:
وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّـهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ
“And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allāh, and worship none but Him alone (abstaining from as…
So knowledge is a condition for the correctness of the statement and action.
The Concise Definition
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Ibn Sa’d al-Suḥaymī said:
“Worship (ʿibādah) in the (Arabic) language means utter debasement and subservience. According to the Sharīʿah, it is a general term referring to everything that Allāh loves and is pleased with in terms of statements, and actions; whether they are done openly or secretly.”1
The Purpose of Creation
Allāh the Exalted says:
“Say: Verily my Prayer, and my Sacrifice, and my living and my dying are for Allāh, Lord of the Worlds, having no associate…
As for Shirk in desires and intentions, then it is a sea which has not shore, very few are saved from drowning in it.
Why Study Such a Topic?
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Ibn Sa’d al-Suḥaymī says:
‘‘Shirk (associating others with Allāh) is the greatest sin by which Allāh the Mighty and Majestic is disobeyed, and its danger is severe, and it is more hidden than the crawling of an ant. So due to that, it becomes stipulated upon every Muslim to have knowledge of Shirk until he becomes safe from it, to be upon a clear path concerning its affair, and to fortify himself from falling into it. &nbs…
Linguistically, Tawḥīd means oneness, and its religious meaning is to single out Allāh in worship.
The Division of Tawḥīd into Two Types
Al-’Allāmah ’Abdur-Raḥmān Ibn Ḥasan (d.1285H) said:
“Tawḥīd is of two types: Tawḥīd of knowledge (maʿrifah) and affirmation (ithbaat) and it is the Tawḥīd of Rubūbiyyah (Lordship) and Asmāʾa wa-al-Ṣifāt (the Names and Attributes of Allāh). Then there is the Tawḥīd in actions (talab) and intentions (qasd) and it is the Tawḥīd of Ulūhiyyah (divinity) and ʿibādah (worship).”1
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H) said:
“As for the Tawḥīd which the Messen…
