The Correct Creed Concerning Tawheed of Worship

The Importance of Tawheed of Worship

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Opposite of At-Tawhīd is Ash-Shirk

And the opposite of this (i.e. At-Tawhīd) is (making) Ash-Shirk with Allah (ie. to ascribe partners to Allah or worship anything besides Him), may Allah grant us refuge from it. And it is the greatest sin by which Allah is disobeyed. 

He جل جلاله said,

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا 

Verily! Allâh forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allâh, has indeed strayed far away.

[An-Nisa' 4:116]

And He جل جلاله said,

حُنَفَآءَ لِلَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِۦۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ ٱلطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ 

Hunafâ’ Lillâh (i.e. worshiping none but Allâh), not associating partners (in worship) unto Him; and whoever assigns partners to Allâh, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place.

[Al-Hajj 22:31]

Du'aa (Supplication) is not to be Made Except to Allah 

So du'aa (i.e. prayer, invocation, supplication) is an act of worship that Allah ordered, so whoever makes du'aa (ie. praye, invocation, supplication) to Allah only then he is a muwahhid (ie. someone who worships Allah alone) and whoever makes du'aa to other than Allah, then he has committed Ash-Shirk (ie. he has ascribed partners to Allah, he has worshipped other than Allah). 

Allah جل جلاله said,

وَلَا تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَۖ فَإِن فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 

And invoke not besides Allâh, any such that will neither profit you nor harm you, but if (in case) you did so, you shall certainly be one of the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).

[Yunus 10:106]

The Mushrikoon Have No Proof for Their Shirk

And the mushrikoon (ie. polytheists) have nothing to support their shirk (ie. ascription of partners to Allah in worship) not from sound logic nor from that which was conveyed from the Messengers (may the peace and commendations of Allah be upon them). 

Allah جل جلاله said,

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖ ٱئْتُونِى بِكِتَٰبٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَٰذَآ أَوْ أَثَٰرَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ 

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to these pagans): "Think you about all that you invoke besides Allâh? Show me. What have they created of the earth? Or have they a share in (the creation of) the heavens? Bring me a Book (revealed before this), or some trace of knowledge (in support of your claims), if you are truthful!"

[Al-Ahqaf 46:4]

So it has become clear that there is no proof at all for the mushrikoon (ie. polytheists) and thus they are from those who will dwell in the Fire forever and what a wretched end. And from what has preceded it is known that this type (aspect) of At-Tawhĩd (i.e. Tawhīd Al-Uloohiyyah, to single out Allah alone for worship) is the foremost of obligations and it is the most important of important things and it is the religion which Allah does not accept other than it from anyone.

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[Source: The Correct Creed that Every Muslim Must Believe | By Noble Scholar Abdus Salaam Bin Burjis رحمه الله]

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