Some one asked about this a few weeks back.

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someone asked this on a thread a while back so here it is.

Pillars of Ibaadah

These are the motivational factors of worship. To perfect our worship needs 3 factors. To have only one is a weakness and will lead to deviation. Full spirituality is based on these 3 emotions: Love, Fear, and Hope.

These 3 pillars are all combined in one ayah,

Those whom they call upon [like 'Iesa] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah), as to which of them should be the nearest and they ['Iesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), angels, etc.] hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment. Verily, the Torment of your Lord is something to be afraid of! (17:57)

Surah al-Fatihah also alludes to this. The first ayah shows love, the second shows hope, and then the next ayah shows fear. And then based on this we do worship Allah as occurs in the 4th ayah. Amazingly, the ayaat showing us the categories of tawheed also show the pillars of ibaadah.

The parable of a bird can explain this. The heart of a bird is love, and the 2 wings are hope and fear.

Love is the primary emotion, but the other two are needed as well. Love is the heart of the bird, but the wings of fear and hope propel it forward.

People at different levels should focus on what they need most. For example, a person involved in a major sin should try to focus on fear. None of them can be done at complete exclusion of the other. One example of this is the Christians who worship based on love only.
 
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Love


To love what Allah loves, such as the Prophets, and to prefer the love of Allah over the love of other than Allah, and to avoid any act that will distance one from the love of Allah.

Love has categories comprising it.

1) Love of the Divine – and this must be exclusive only to Allah (otherwise it is shirk).

2) Love for the Divine – this means to love something for the sake of Allah, or brings you closer to Allah, or Allah has told you to love it. This includes love of the Prophets, scholars, and the rest of the Muslims.

3) Natural love – love for anything that benefits you. We love our spouses and parents. We love good food and comfort. These are all types of natural love.

The first 2 types are spiritual, and the 3rd is worldly.

“You wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day and yet they love those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even though they be their fathers, or their sons, or their brethren, or their kindred. These are they in whose hearts Allah has inscribed true faith and whom He has strengthened with inspiration from Himself. And He will admit them into Gardens through which streams flow. Therein they will abide; Allah is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him. They are Allah’s party. Surely, it is Allah’s party who are the successful.” (Al-Mujaadilah, 58:22)

The muhsin converts his natural love into spiritual love. For example, everyone loves their parents, but a muhsin will use that love to treat their parents the way that Allah loves.

If a person, out of a natural love, falls into disobedience to Allah, then this is a sin. For example, a person may love alcohol and fall into drinking it. This is not shirk.

If anything enters into your love of the Divine, then this is shirk. If a natural love prevents you from love of the Divine, then this is shirk. An example of this is Heraclius not accepting Islam due to his love of his kingdom and power.

To love something like they love Allah is shirk.

And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals (to Allah). They love them as they love Allah. But those who believe, love Allah more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is Severe in punishment. (2:165)

“Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah).” (9:24)
 
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Fear

“Those who deliver the messages of Allah and fear Him, and do not fear any one but Allah” (Al-Ahzaab, 33:39)

“It is Shaitaan who only frightens his friends, so fear them not but fear ME, if you are believers.” (Aali-‘Imraan, 3:175)

Fear can be religious or worldly. Religious fear is the fear of a Divine Being, and must be exclusive only to Allah. Fear of Laat or Uzza would be an example of a fear that is shirk.

Worldly fear can be fear of anything worldly like fear of a snake. These are natural and tangible fears, they are not supernatural. A natural fear may be cowardice, but it is not shirk.

The more emaan one has leads to less fear of the worldly things.
 
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Hope

There are 2 types of spiritual hope.

1) Forgiviness of sins.

2) Acceptance of good deeds.

Both of these are unique to Allah (swt) only.

“And who forgives the sins except Allah.” (Aali-‘Imraan, 3:135)

“Those who believe and those who emigrate and strive hard in the cause of Allah, it is these who hope for Allah’s mercy; And Allah is Most Forgiving Merciful.” (Al-Baqarah, 2:218)

“And slacken not in seeking these people. If you suffer, they too suffer even as you suffer. But you hope from Allah what they hope not. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise.” (An-Nisaa, 4:104)

“He said, ‘None despairs of his Lord’s mercy, except those who are astray?” (Al-Hijr:56)

“The greatest of all major sins are shirk, feeling safe from the plotting of Allah, giving up hope in Allah’s Mercy, and feeling despair from the help of Allah.” (Ibn Mas’ood)

“Let none of you die unless he has good expectations from Allah.” (Muslim)
 
sazk

sazk

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what is love?

its nice to know i can drink alcohol and it will not be considered shirk. so relaxing to know this.
 
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sazk said:
what is love?

its nice to know i can drink alcohol and it will not be considered shirk. so relaxing to know this.
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i'm sorry, i dont get the point you are trying to make, maybe you can clarify mmmh?

In the mean time i'll try to explain the difference between shirk and sinning.

A person who does adultery has committed a major sin for which he/she must sincerely repent but this does not take them out of Islam, where as a person who worships graves/idols/animals etc has committed major shirk which does take them out of Islam.

know the difference between What is shirk and what is sinning.
 
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Definition of Shirk


The Quran and Sunnah have defined shirk,

“So do not make, along with Allah, partners (andaad) while you know (that He is the true Creator)” (2:22)

Ibn Mas’ood radiyAllahu ‘anhu asked the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam,

“What is the greatest sin?” He replied: “To take alongside Allah a partner (nidd) even though it was He that created you.”

The essence of Shirk involves giving Allah’s rights to other than Him. Therefore, to claim that a certain object or deity has the power to bless one with one’s needs is shirk. To prostrate or make du’aa to other than Allah is also shirk. The claim that any created object knows everything, or can hear any plea directed to it, is shirk. Whenever any specific right of Allah’s is given to any other object, whether that object be a living being or an inanimate object, real or imagined, shirk has occurred.

Categories of Shirk

1. Shirk in Ruboobiyyah – This includes shirk by denial or affirmation. Shirk by denial includes denying that creation has a Creator, or denying the perfect existence of Allah by denying any of His Names and Attributes. By this definition, atheism is a form of shirk, since they take the right of creating away from Allah. Shirk by affirmation would be like affirming another creator in addition to Allah.

2. Shirk in Asmaa wa as-Sifaat. This can occurs by comparing Allah to the creation, or by comparing the creation to Allah.

3. Shirk in Uloohiyyah. This is the most common type of shirk. It is also the only category in which minor shirk can occur.
 
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sazk

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stiks said:
i'm sorry, i dont get the point you are trying to make, maybe you can clarify mmmh?

In the mean time i'll try to explain the difference between shirk and sinning.

A person who does adultery has committed a major sin for which he/she must sincerely repent but this does not take them out of Islam, where as a person who worships graves/idols/animals etc has committed major shirk which does take them out of Islam.

know the difference between What is shirk and what is sinning.
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shirk itself is a sin
 
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Asja

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sazk said:
what is love?

its nice to know i can drink alcohol and it will not be considered shirk. so relaxing to know this.
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:salam2:

Wa la hawle we al kuwete illabillah

Who told you brother that you can drink alcohol???

Can you please brother bring us the verse from Quran or Sunnah for this what you have said???

It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that Prophet Mohammed s.a.w.s said that the one who commit mayor sin it become unbeliver.It is not an open shirk Alhamdulillah,but it can be consider in some way.
With the opinion of some scholars....for example if someone drinks alcohol he worships to Shatyan,and he worships to alcohol.So how that he belives in Allah when he is worshiping in one of the greatest enemy of Islam,the Shaytan.May Allah protect us all.

The second point which need to be remembered is that shirk is not the only sin which is leading to Hellfire,but other mayor sins too,Praise to Allah.

May Allah guide us all.

Wsalam
 
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