Category Archives: Shirk

Ikhlaas and Tawheed is a tree in the heart

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said in Al Fawaa-id, Pages: 239-240: Ikhlaas and Tawheed is a tree in the heart.  Its branches are the the Actions, and its fruits are the good life in this dunyaah and everlasting bliss in the … Continue reading →

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Foundations Which Worship is Built Upon

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Indeed the worship, which Allaah has legislated, is built upon established fundamentals and foundations that can be summed up in the following (points): 1. Ibaadah (worship) is Tawqeefiyyah. This means there is no place for (personal) views regarding it. Rather, … Continue reading →

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The Soothsayers Are The Messengers of Satan

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Ibn al-Qayyim has written, Fortunetellers and soothsayers are messengers of Satan. This is so because the polytheists hasten to them. They rush to them in anticipation when anything important is happening and they believe in their words. They take them … Continue reading →

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Do they wait until the angels come to them ?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Allaah The Most High says:  Do they wait until the Angels come to them, or that your Lord should come, or that some of the signs of your Lord should come. That day, in which some of the signs of … Continue reading →

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The Obligation of differing from the Disbelievers

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

All praise is due to Allah Who has commanded us to follow in the footsteps of Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, the master of the righteous, and forbidden us from imitating the polytheists and disbelievers. All praise is due to … Continue reading →

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Supplicating to other than Allah

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Sixth question from Fatwa No. 6009 Q 6: My father believes in the righteousness of a dead shaykh known as a Waliy (a pious person). He makes Tawassul (supplicating to Allah through a means) by this shaykh and associates him … Continue reading →

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How to Advise Someone who Commits an Act of Shirk

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Question: What should I do if I see someone calling upon a dead person at his gravesite, seeking his help, someone committing an outright act of shirk?  When calling him to worship Allaah alone, do I advise him as a … Continue reading →

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The Effects of Disobedience On Faith

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Disobedience is the opposite of obedience to Allaah, and the term embraces both leaving a command and perpetrating that which is prohibited. We have already learned that faith is slightly more than seventy branches, the highest of which is saying, … Continue reading →

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How to Love Each Other for Allah’s Sake, and a Severe Warning

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Q: Baarakallahu feekum. This questioner says – Honorable Shaikh, how can we have love of each other for the Sake of Allah, I would like to benefit from you. A: (Shaikh Uthaymeen): Love for the Sake of Allah is actualized … Continue reading →

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What Is Shirk?

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Shirk is of two types, major shirk which puts a person beyond the pale of Islaam, and lesser shirk . The first type, major shirk, is, every type of shirk which the Lawgiver described as such and which puts a … Continue reading →

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