Aqeedah 1
Aqeedah 1
Aqeedah 1
`Umar b. al-Khattb, relates that he heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say: "Actions are but by intentions and every man will have only what he intended "
Contents
Aqeedah..........................................................................................................................1 ........................................................................................................................................1 Contents..........................................................................................................................2 The Four Principles of Shirks.........................................................................................3 About the Author....................................................................................................3 Lesson 1 Text.........................................................................................................3 The First Principle .................................................................................................6 The Second Principle..............................................................................................6 Revision Questions Lesson 1.................................................................................7 Lesson 2 Text.........................................................................................................7 The Third Principle................................................................................................7 The Fourth Principle.............................................................................................10 The Three Principles ...................................................................................................12 Introduction..........................................................................................................12 Text.......................................................................................................................12 FIRST PRINCIPLE..............................................................................................15 THE SECOND PRINCIPLE................................................................................19 THE THIRD PRINCIPLE....................................................................................24 A summary of the fundamentals of the Creed..............................................................29
Lesson 1 Text
In The Name Of Allaah The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful I ask Allaah, the Most Generous, the Lord of the Throne, to protect you in this world and the Hereafter, and to bless you wherever you are and to make you from those who are grateful when they are given, patient when they are tested and those who seek forgiveness when they sin. For verily, those are the three signs of happiness. The Sheikh starts with Bismillah hir Rahman Al Rahim. All Surahs start with this and the prophet (SAW) used to send letters to kings with this beginning. Its to seek Allahs barakah (blessing) on the work. Al Rahman is a general Mercy and Al Raheem is a specific Mercy for the believers.
The Sheikh starts with a dua for his student. Included is that Allah makes us from those who are grateful when given, patient when tested and repent after sinning as these are the true signs of happiness. There are 4 types of inclusions in du. 1) Oh Allah, forgive me. 2) Oh Allah, forgive us. 3) Oh Allah, forgive them and this is the type the sheikh has used. 4) Oh Allah, forgive me and them and this is the best as per the Quran and Sunnah. Being grateful can be by thanking Allah verbally. A better way is with obedience to Allah as Allah says in the verse:
Work you, O family of Dawud (David), with thanks!" 34:13
Also, the same is in the Hadith of Aisha (ra) where the prophet (SAW) said: Should I not be a grateful slave?1 The sheikh also stresses the importance of patience. The prophet (SAW) said
Verily when Allaah loves a people He tests them. So whoever is pleased then he has pleasure (from Allaah) and whoever is displeased has His displeasure. 2
The prophet (SAW) also said: Strange is the affair of the Mu'min (the believer),
verily all his affairs are good for him. If something pleasing befalls him he thanks (Allah) and it becomes better for him. And if something harmful befalls him he is patient (Saabir) and it becomes better for him. And this is only for the Mu'mmin." [Muslim]
Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. (39:53)
The prophet (SAW) also said Kul ibnu adam khatta, wa khairul khataeen al
tawaboon. Every son of Adam sins, and the best of those who sin are the ones who repent frequently.
Know, may Allaah guide you to obeying Him, that Haneefiyyah is the religion of Ibraaheem: It is that you worship Allaah making the religion purely for Him, as He said, "And I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me (Alone). [adh-Dhaariyaat (51):56] Taah obey commands and refrain from prohibitions. We should be in Allahs taah. The Haneef is someone who turns to Allah and turns away from the falsehood that He prohibited. Allah says in the Quran:
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Bukhari 21, Number 230 Reported by at-Tirmidhi (4/601), Ibn Maajah (4031) and Ahmad (5/428)
And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); (98:5)
The Jews and Christians were ordered to be from Hanif to worship God alone. We have been created to worship Allah alone. The word yabodoon in this verse, as explained by Ibn Abbas, means yuwahidoonani singling out for worship. Yabodoon in the verse ends with a kasra Yabodooni. Meaning, that worship is for Allah exclusively.
When you acknowledge that Allaah has created you for His worship, then know that worship is not regarded as such unless it is accompanied by tawheed, just as prayer is not regarded as prayer unless it is accompanied by purification (taharah). So when shirk enters into worship it corrupts it just like an impurity invalidates purification. The sheikh draws an analogy between tawheed & shirk and tahara and najasah. Ibaadah is futile unless its based on tawheed. Ibn Taymiyah defined Ibaadah as everything Allah loves whether actions or sayings, apparent or hidden. Two conditions for ibadah: 1) Ikhlaas 2) In accordance with Quran and Sunnah. Ibaadah has three pillars love, hope and fear. Ibn Qayyim uses the parable of a bird with two wings love being the head and hope and fear the two wings. Just like the salah is not accepted without purity, then ibaadah is not accepted without tawheed. Shirk means association or partnership. Associating partners with Allah in qualities that are unique to Him whether in Ruboobiya, Uloohiya or Asma was Sifaat.
So when you recognise that if shirk enters into worship, it corrupts it, negates all the actions and the one who does it is eternally in the Hell-Fire, then you will realise the most important matter obligatory upon you: recognition of this fact, in order that Allaah may save you from the abyss of committing shirk with Him, about which He, the Most High said, Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases. [an-Nisaa (4):116] And this knowledge comprises of four principles which Allaah, the Most High, has mentioned in His Book. The sheikh stresses how important it is to know this knowledge as negligence may lead to shirk. Shabaka trap, net. If you know the four principles, you will not fall into this trap of shirk inshaAllah.