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The Four Rules regarding Shirk

Here’s the text of this important and concise treatise: INTRODUCTION I ask Allaah, the Most Generous, Lord of the Great Throne to befriend you in this world and the Hereafter, and to make you blessed wherever you may be. And … Continue reading

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Tafseer of ‘You (Alone) we worship and You (Alone) we ask for help’

Explanation of Shaykh ‘Abdur Rahmaan bin Naasir as-Sa’dee (1376H) His statement, “You Alone do we worship and in You Alone we seek aid.” i.e. we specify You alone in worship and seeking aid since preceding the one who the action … Continue reading

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Worshipping Allah with love, fear and hope

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The Conditions of Worship

As for the conditions of ‘ibadah, that is, for it to be accepted, then they are three in number: faith (Iman), sincerity (ikhlas) and imitation (ittiba’). So the servant’s ‘ibadah is not accepted except with the abundance and the bringing … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Worship

Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) said: “Worship (Arabic : Ibadah) is obedience to Allah by carrying out what He commanded on the tongues of His messengers.” He also said: “Ibadah is a collective term for everything which Allah loves and is … Continue reading

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The most superior way of asking for forgiveness

Allaahumma anta rabbee, la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtanee, wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, a’outhu bika min sharri ma sanatu, aboo’u laka bi thambee wa aboo’u laka bini’matika alayya, faghfirlee fa’innahu la yaghfiru aththunooba ‘illa ‘anta … Continue reading

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The different types of Shirk

There are three different kinds of Shirk: 1) The Greater Shirk 2) The Lesser Shirk 3) The Hidden Shirk   THE GREATER SHIRK:   For the one who dies upon it, the Greater Shirk results in the nullification of deeds … Continue reading

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