Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (rahimahullah)
Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 65 | Size: 2 MB
In this book the author explains the dangerous concept of shirk through
four simple principles. The sin of shirk or associating partners with
Allah is the most reprehensible act that a person can do. It is for this
reason that this sin is the one sin that Allah has promised He will
never forgive. Unfortunately many Muslims who are unaware of the reality
of shirk fall into it out of ignorance. This short treatise is an ideal
work for the Muslim in order to understand the essence of shirk, and
thus essential reading for the one who wishes to avoid falling into the
greatest trap of shaytan. The explanation of the work of Muhammad ibn
Abdul Wahhab has been taken from the works of Ibn Jibrin, Salih Al
al-Sheikh, and other major scholars.
First Foundation of Shirk
The disbelievers, whom the Messenger fought, affirmed (Tawheed of
Allah’s Lordship) that Allah is the Creator and Disposer of all affairs,
yet their affirmation did not enter them into Islam (why?)
Second Foundation
The mushrikeen, who were called mushrikeen (i.e., disbelievers) by Allah
and were declared to be eternally abiding in Hell, did not commit Shirk
in Allah’s Lordship. They did not claim that their lords create and
provide with Allah or they benefit or harm, or run the affairs alongside
Allah but they did take their deities as intercessors Shafaa’ah
(intercession) and its Types
Third Foundation
Allah’s Messenger came to a people who differed in their object of
worship; some worshiped the Angels while others worshiped the Prophets
and pious, also there were those who worshiped stones and trees and some
worshiped the sun and the moon, but the Prophet did not differentiate
between them – rather he (PBUH) considered all of them to be mushrikeen
Fourth Foundation
The mushrikeen (those who commit shirk) of our time are worse in Shirk
than the previous generations because the former generations committed
Shirk during times of ease but they would become sincere during
difficult times unlike the mushrikeen of today, whose Shirk is
continuous; at times of ease and hardship.
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Contents:
Foreword
Text of the Book
Explanation of the Book
Dua (supplication) of the Author for the reader
Allah has created you for His worship
The necessity of understanding Shirk
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