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The Four Fundamental Principles

The Four Principles

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction 3

2. We Have Been Created to Worship Allaah Alone 4

3. Worship is not regarding as such unless it is accompanied by Tawheed 5

4. Shirk When Mixed With Worship Corrupts It 6

5. The First Principle 7

6. The Second Principle 8

6.1 Some Reasons of the Mushrikeen for Committing Shirk ………………………………………………….......8
6.2 The Forbidden Shafaa’ah ……………………………………………………………………………………..9
6.3 The Affirmed Shafaa’ah ……………………………………………………………………………...………10

7. The Third Principle 11

7.1 Proof Of The Sun And Moon Being Worshipped …………………………………………………………....12
7.2 Proof Of The Angels Being Worshipped …………………………………………………………………….12
7.3 Proof Of The Prophets Being Worshipped …………………………………………………………………..13
7.4 Proof Of The Righteous Men Being Worshipped ………………………………………………………….....13
7.5 Proof Of The Trees And Stones Being Worshipped ……………………………………………………….....14

8. The Fourth Principle 15

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 Part 1: Introduction

   
     
  
In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

    
   
I ask Allah, the Most Generous,

    
    
 
The Lord of the Mighty Throne,

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To protect you in this world and the Hereafter

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And to make you blessed wherever you are

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And to make you from those who, when given, are thankful,

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When tested are patient,

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And when sinful, seek forgiveness

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For certainly, these three are the keys of happiness

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 Part 2: We Have Been Created to Worship Allaah Alone

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Know may Allah guide you to His obedience,

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that Haneefiyyah ,the religion of Ibraheem is:

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That you worship Allah alone making the religion sincerely for Him

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As He, Ta’aala, said:

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{And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me
(Alone).} Adh Dhaariyaat (51):56

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 Part 3: Worship is not regarding as such unless it is
accompanied by Tawheed

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So when you acknowledge that Allah created you to worship Him,

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Then know that worship is not (considered) called worship except with Tawheed

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Just as prayer is not (considered) called prayer except with purification

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So when shirk enters into worship it corrupts it (literally it is spoiled)

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just like impurity when entered into purity (i.e.-it invalidates it)

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 Part 4: Shirk When Mixed With Worship Corrupts It

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So when you realize that shirk when it is mixed with worship, it (the shirk) ruins it (i.e.
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negates all the actions

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And the one who does it (i.e. the shirk) is forever in the Fire,

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Then you will realize that the most important matter (obligatory) upon you:


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Knowledge and awareness of this fact, so that Allah may save you from this evil trap and
it is committing shirk with Allah,

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which Allah, The Most High, said concerning it:

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{Verily, Allâh forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He
forgives whom He wills} An Nisaa (4):116

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And that (will be achieved) by the knowledge and awareness of four principles which
Allah, Ta’aala, mentioned in His book.

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 Part 5: The First Principle

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The first principle

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That you know the Kuffar, who the Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassalam
fought,

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Used to affirm that Allah, The Most High, was the Creator and the Disposer of all the
affairs

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But that didn’t enter them into Islam

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And the proof is His saying the Most High:

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{Say (O Muhammad [sal-Allâhu 'alayhi wa sallam]): "Who provides for you from the sky
and the earth? Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the
dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs?" They will
say: "Allâh." Say: "Will you not then be afraid of Allâh's punishment (for setting up rivals
in worship with Allâh)?"} Yunus (10):31

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 Part 6: The Second Principle

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The second principle

6.1 SOME REASONS OF THE MUSHRIKEEN FOR COMMITTING SHIRK

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That they (the Mushrikeen) say:

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“We do not call upon and turn towards them

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except to seek nearness and intercession (i.e.-with Allah)”.

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So the proof against seeking this nearness (through others, like Awliyyah) is the saying of the
Most High:

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{And those who take Auliyâ' (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): "We
worship them only that they may bring us near to Allâh." Verily, Allâh will judge between
them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar, and a
disbeliever. } Az-Zumar (39):3

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And the proof of (i.e.-against) intercession (through Awliyyah) is the saying of the Most
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{And they worship besides Allâh things that harm them not, nor profit them, and they
say: "These are our intercessors with Allâh."} Yunus (10):18

6.2 THE FORBIDDEN SHAFAA’AH

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And intercession is of two types:

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The prohibited intercession and the affirmed intercession:

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Is that which is sought from other than Allah

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Concerning that which none is able to do, except Allaah.

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And the proof is the saying of the Most High:

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{O you who believe! Spend of that which We have provided for you, before a Day
comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the
disbelievers who are the Zâlimûn (wrong doers).} Al Baqarah (2): 254

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6.3 THE AFFIRMED SHAFAA’AH

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And the affirmed intercession: it is that which is sought from Allah,

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and the intercessor is honored with the intercession

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and the one interceded for, is one whom Allah is pleased with his speech and actions,
after he gives permission,

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as He, Ta’aala, said:

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{Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission?}Al Baqarah(2): 255

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 Part 7: The Third Principle

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The third principle

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That the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam

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Among them were people who worshipped the angels,

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and amongst them is he who worshipped the prophets and the righteous men

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And amongst them is he who worshipped the trees, the stones, and others who
worshipped the sun and the moon

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The messenger of Allah sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam fought them

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And did not differentiate between them

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And the proof is the saying of the Most High:

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{And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism, i.e. worshipping
others besides Allâh), and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole
of the world].} Al Anfaal (8):39

7.1 PROOF OF THE SUN AND MOON BEING WORSHIPPED

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And the proof of the sun and the moon (being worshipped)

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Is the saying of the Most High:

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{And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon.
Prostrate yourselves not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate yourselves to Allâh
Who created them, if you (really) worship Him.} Fussilat (41):37

7.2 PROOF OF THE ANGELS BEING WORSHIPPED

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And the proof of the angels (being worshipped) is the saying of the Most High:

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{Nor would he order you to take angels and Prophets for lords (gods).} Aali ‘Imran
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7.3 PROOF OF THE PROPHETS BEING WORSHIPPED

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And the proof of the prophets (being worshipped) is the saying of the Most High:

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{And (remember) when Allâh will say (on the Day of Resurrection): "O Eesa (Jesus), son
of Maryam (Mary)! Did you say to men: 'Worship me and my mother as two gods
besides Allâh?' " He will say: "Glorified are You! It was not for me to say what I had no
right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what
is in my inner self though I do not know what is in Yours; truly, You, only You, are the
All-Knower of all that is hidden (and unseen)} Al Ma’idah (5):116

7.4 PROOF OF THE RIGHTEOUS MEN BEING WORSHIPPED

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And the proof of the righteous (being worshipped) is the saying of the Most High:

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{Those whom they call upon [like ‘Eesa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra),
angels and others] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allâh), as to
which of them should be the nearest; and they [‘Eesa (Jesus), 'Uzair (Ezra), angels and
others] hope for His Mercy and fear His torment. Verily, the torment of your Lord is
(something) to be afraid of!} Al ‘Israa (17):57

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7.5 PROOF OF THE TREES AND STONES BEING WORSHIPPED

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And the proof of the trees and the stones (being worshipped) is the saying of the Most High:

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Manât (another idol of the pagan Arabs), the other third?} An Najm (53):19-20

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And the Hadith of Abu Waaqid Al Laythee- radhiyallaahu ‘anhu

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Who said: “We departed with the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam

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To Hunayn and we had recently left kufr (disbelief).

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They called it Dhat Anwaat

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 Part 8: The Fourth Principle

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That the Mushrikeen of our time are worse in their shirk than the Mushrikeen who came
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This is because those who came before committed their shirk during times of ease

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And (made their worship) purely for Allah during times of hardship.

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(However,) the shirk of the Mushrikeen of our time is continuous,

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The proof is the saying of the Most High:

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only, but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their worship
to others.} Al Ankaboot (29):65

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And Allah, Subhanahu wa ta’aalaa, knows best. And may the prayers of Allah be upon Muhammad, his family and his
companions.

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