This is Our Creed
And this is
And this is
what we call people to believe in
Part Three
هذه عقيدتُنا وهذا الذي نَدعُو إليه
Abdulmonem Mustafa Halimah
Abu Baseer Altartousi
Abu Baseer Altartousi
However, we do not consider those who do not agree with this ruling as being faulty, unless they think “he is not Kafir because Salaat is an action, and those who totally neglect actions of worship are not Kuffar {See the definition of Tajahhum mentioned in footnote 25}e
We believe that it is Kafir who directs his supplications, and seeks for help from dead people or their graves because Supplication (Duaa) is an act of worship that cannot be directed to anyone or anything else other than Allah. That applies to all the types of acts of worship; they should all be addressed to Allah alone and without an intermediary.e
Allah says : {when Our Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: "Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allah," they will reply, "They have vanished and deserted us." And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.} [Al Aaraf, 7:37].e
Allah says : {when Our Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: "Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allah," they will reply, "They have vanished and deserted us." And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.} [Al Aaraf, 7:37].e
He also says, {Say [O Muhammad]:Tell me if Allah's torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah? Reply if you are truthful} (40)e
Nay! To Him Alone you call, and, if He will, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him in worship. [Al An’aam, 6:40-41].e
He also says, {Say (O Muhammad): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allah." Say: "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided.” [Al An’aam, 6:56].e
He also says, “And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allah) cannot help you nor can they help themselves.” [Al A’raf, 7:197].e
Nay! To Him Alone you call, and, if He will, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him in worship. [Al An’aam, 6:40-41].e
He also says, {Say (O Muhammad): "I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides Allah." Say: "I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I would go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided.” [Al An’aam, 6:56].e
He also says, “And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allah) cannot help you nor can they help themselves.” [Al A’raf, 7:197].e
We believe that Muwalat Kuffar { taking them as intimate friends and allies.} can be in two ways. First, there is a real Muwalah, if done by someone; he will be out of the fold of Islam. Second, there is a lesser Muwalah that does not convey the person doing it out of Islam.e
One aspect of the real Muwalah is to be allies with Kuffar against Muslims, Allah says,{O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them.} [Al Maida, 5:51].e
And Allah also says, {Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way.} [Aal Imran, 3:28].e
He also says, {Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allah's Messengers, etc.] as Auliya' (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism).} [ Al Kahf, 18:102]e
One aspect of the real Muwalah is to be allies with Kuffar against Muslims, Allah says,{O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them.} [Al Maida, 5:51].e
And Allah also says, {Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way.} [Aal Imran, 3:28].e
He also says, {Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allah's Messengers, etc.] as Auliya' (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism).} [ Al Kahf, 18:102]e
We believe that secularism- in its different shapes, forms, titles, and parties- which separates the religion from the state, life, ruling matters, and leadership of people, and which renders to Allah things which belong to Allah {i.e. the mosques and houses of worship only,} - as they claim- and which renders to Caesar [i.e. taghut] which belongs to Caesar {which is everything else in this life } -as they claim-, we believe that it is a strange wicked ideology alien to our Ummah and culture, and it is a blatant Kufr! Whoever takes it up as a belief system, calls people to embrace it, supports it, fights over it, or rules with it is a Kafir Mushrik, no matter whether he has Muslim name or claims to still being a Muslim or not !e
Allah says, {Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between.e
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They are in truth disbelievers. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment.} [An-Nisaa, 4:150-51].e
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They are in truth disbelievers. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment.} [An-Nisaa, 4:150-51].e
He also says, {they say: "This is for Allah according to their pretending, and this is for our (Allah's so-called) partners." But the share of their (Allah's so-called) "partners" reaches not Allah, while the share of Allah reaches their (Allah's so-called) "partners"! Evil is the way they judge.} [Al An’aam, 6:136].e
Therefore, secularism and Deen of Allah (Islam) can never come together, coexist, or be present in the heart of one person.e
What was said about the kufr of secularism applies also to democracy. It is the fitnah of this age. It sustains the judicature of man over man, gives him the advantage of making laws without Allah, and prefers his will over the will and rule of Allah; it is also blatant Kufr. Whoever takes it up as an ideology -as it is described here and as it is implemented in Western countries and many other countries-, calls people to embrace it, or submits to it, is a Kafir Murtadd, even if he uselessly claims that he is Muslim.e
We believe that the leader who abandons Shariaa Law of Allah for the laws of kufr is Kafir. Also, the ruler who makes himself as a partner of Allah in the advantage of making laws that contradict Allah’s ones, or who totally abandons the Sharia of Allah and refers to laws of taghut for judgment and prefers it over Allah’s is a Murtadd kafir.e
We also believe that there are categories of rulers: a ruler who judges according to shirk and kufr laws, a ruler who protects and fights for the man-made laws and legislations, a ruler who rejects the Rule of Allah [Exalted be He], a ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed at all, a ruler who fights Sharia of Allah and those who call to the Rule of Allah, and a ruler who makes Muwalah with the enemies of Allah against our own Ummah and who is keen to carry out their plots and schemes against our Ummah more than his care about the Rule of Allah. ALL of the above-mentioned rulers are Kuffar. Any ruler who does any one of the above-mentioned practices for sure, he is considered as Kafir Murtadd, no allegiance whatsoever is due to him, and he should have no power or reign over Muslims or their lands. And we believe that he should be deposed and revolted against when people have the sufficient power.e
What was said about the kufr of secularism applies also to democracy. It is the fitnah of this age. It sustains the judicature of man over man, gives him the advantage of making laws without Allah, and prefers his will over the will and rule of Allah; it is also blatant Kufr. Whoever takes it up as an ideology -as it is described here and as it is implemented in Western countries and many other countries-, calls people to embrace it, or submits to it, is a Kafir Murtadd, even if he uselessly claims that he is Muslim.e
We believe that the leader who abandons Shariaa Law of Allah for the laws of kufr is Kafir. Also, the ruler who makes himself as a partner of Allah in the advantage of making laws that contradict Allah’s ones, or who totally abandons the Sharia of Allah and refers to laws of taghut for judgment and prefers it over Allah’s is a Murtadd kafir.e
We also believe that there are categories of rulers: a ruler who judges according to shirk and kufr laws, a ruler who protects and fights for the man-made laws and legislations, a ruler who rejects the Rule of Allah [Exalted be He], a ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed at all, a ruler who fights Sharia of Allah and those who call to the Rule of Allah, and a ruler who makes Muwalah with the enemies of Allah against our own Ummah and who is keen to carry out their plots and schemes against our Ummah more than his care about the Rule of Allah. ALL of the above-mentioned rulers are Kuffar. Any ruler who does any one of the above-mentioned practices for sure, he is considered as Kafir Murtadd, no allegiance whatsoever is due to him, and he should have no power or reign over Muslims or their lands. And we believe that he should be deposed and revolted against when people have the sufficient power.e
The proof for judging all of the above-mentioned rulers as kuffar can be found in the following Ayat:e
- 1- “And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafirun (i.e. disbelievers)” [Al Maida, 5:44].
2-“He makes none to share in His decision and His Rule.”[Al Kahf, 18:26].
3- “Or have they partners with Allah (false gods),- who have instituted for them a religion which Allah has not allowed.” [Ash-Shoora, 42:21].
4- Have you not seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them. But Satan wishes to lead them far astray.” [An-Nisaa, 4:60].
5-“But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.” [An-Nisaa, 4:65].
6- “Do they then seek the judgement of (the Days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who have firm Faith.” [Al Maida, 5:50].
7- “They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allah), and (they also took as their lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)) to worship none but One (God - Allah) none has the right to be worshipped but He. Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate with Him.” [At-Tawba, 9:31].
8- “And certainly, the devils do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them then you would indeed be Mushrikun (polytheists) [because they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to which Allah has made unlawful and you obeyed them by considering it lawful, and by doing so you worshipped them, and to worship others besides Allah is polytheism.” [Al An’aam, 6:121].
9- “Verily, those who have turned back (have apostatized) as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them, Satan has beautified for them (their false hopes), and (Allah) prolonged their term age.
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This is because they said to those who hate what Allah has sent down: "We will obey you in part of the matter," but Allah knows their secrets.” [Mohammad, 47:24-26].
10- “That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down (this Quran and Islamic laws, etc.), so He has made their deeds fruitless.” [Mohammad, 47:9].- 11- “They (hypocrites) say: "We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger (Muhammad) , and we obey," then a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers.” [An-Noor, 24:47].
So, all of these Ayat can be a proof about the kufr of the previously mentioned rulers.
Therefore, the issue {The kufr of these rulers} is NOT limited to one aya only; as some people are trying to show that it is all about the holy aya, “And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafirun (i.e. Disbelievers)” [Al Maida, 5:44].
You see how they make many arguments about this single aya, try to over-interpret it, understand its connotations, and why it was sent down! All of that just not to say that those rulers are Kuffar!
As if that aya is the only proof we have to our stance of the issue of the kufr of such rulers!
You see how they make many arguments about this single aya, try to over-interpret it, understand its connotations, and why it was sent down! All of that just not to say that those rulers are Kuffar!
As if that aya is the only proof we have to our stance of the issue of the kufr of such rulers!
We also believe that some rulers’{of those who do not rule by what Allah has sent down} kufr is the lesser form of kufr. But those mentioned earlier, are in no way committing the lesser form of kufr.
When Kufr is committed by someone it could be either, Major which puts him out of Islam, or a lesser form which does not put him out of Islam. The same applies to Shirk, Zulm (injustice), Fisq (Disobedience), and Nifaq (Hypocrisy).
When Kufr is committed by someone it could be either, Major which puts him out of Islam, or a lesser form which does not put him out of Islam. The same applies to Shirk, Zulm (injustice), Fisq (Disobedience), and Nifaq (Hypocrisy).
So, every Kufr is Shirk; similarly, every Shirk is Kufr. Likewise, every Kafir is a Mushrik, and every Mushrik is Kafir. Hence, when the ruling of Shirk is declared, it essentially includes Kufr. On the other hand, when the ruling of Kufr is declared, it includes Shirk. However, if they come together in one phrase as in, {this is Kufr and Shirk,} or {this is a Kafir Mushrik}, they are combined on the basis of judging and warning, but each of them differs on the basis of the linguistic connotation.
We also say, {every Shirk and Kufr are Zulm and Fisq, but not every Zulm and Fisq are Kufr and Shirk.}
In the same manner, we say, {everyone who is Kafir and Mushrik is basically Zalem and Fasiq {Unjust and Disobedient towards Allah}, but not every Zalem and Fasiq is a Kafir or Mushrik.}
Major Kufr has two categories, Kufr Mujarrad (Simple Kufr), and Kufr Murakkab (Compound Kufr) which is followed by fighting Islam, criticizing it, mocking it, murdering Muslims, plotting against them, and cheating them...etc. And each one of the categories has its own rulings.
One thing to note, as Iman increases and decreases with certain action, the Kufr also increases with certain actions.
Major Kufr has two categories, Kufr Mujarrad (Simple Kufr), and Kufr Murakkab (Compound Kufr) which is followed by fighting Islam, criticizing it, mocking it, murdering Muslims, plotting against them, and cheating them...etc. And each one of the categories has its own rulings.
One thing to note, as Iman increases and decreases with certain action, the Kufr also increases with certain actions.
Allah says, {Verily, those who disbelieved after their Belief and then went on increasing in their disbelief never will their repentance be accepted [because they repent only by their tongues and not from their hearts]. And they are those who are astray.} [Aal Imran, 3:90].
He also says, {Verily, those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe (again), and (again) disbelieve, and go on increasing in disbelief; Allah will not forgive them, nor guide them on the (Right) Way.} [ An-Nisaa, 4:137].
As for Riddah (apostasy), there are only Riddah Mujarradah (simple apostasy), and Riddah Mughallaza (compound apostasy) both of which take the person out of Islam. The only difference between them is that Sunnah prescribed that the Murtadd of simple apostasy is asked to repent to Allah; if he does not, his fate is to be executed. Whereas the Murtadd of compound apostasy is to be executed without being asked to repent; unless he repents before he is imprisoned or arrested, because this will exempt him from execution.
We believe that Muslims who commit any of the major sins are still people of this Deen, no matter how grave their sins are; they are left to the Will of Allah. He will either punish them, or -if He wishes- He will forgive them [Exalted be He]. We believe that Tawheed benefits them, and will redeem and save them, and that the intercession of intercessors of the Prophets, Siddiqeen {those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr AsSiddiq} and martyrs will include them inshallah.
We believe that Allah will not forgive Shirk and Kufr, but He forgives what is less than them to whomever He wants, as He says, {Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.} [An-Nisaa, 4:48].
We believe that the sincere repentance erases the sins that preceded it, even if they included Shirk and Kufr. And we believe that the gate of repentance is wide open up till the moment one is dying. As Allah says, {And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: (Now I repent;) nor of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful torment.} [An-Nisaa, 4:18].
As for Riddah (apostasy), there are only Riddah Mujarradah (simple apostasy), and Riddah Mughallaza (compound apostasy) both of which take the person out of Islam. The only difference between them is that Sunnah prescribed that the Murtadd of simple apostasy is asked to repent to Allah; if he does not, his fate is to be executed. Whereas the Murtadd of compound apostasy is to be executed without being asked to repent; unless he repents before he is imprisoned or arrested, because this will exempt him from execution.
We believe that Muslims who commit any of the major sins are still people of this Deen, no matter how grave their sins are; they are left to the Will of Allah. He will either punish them, or -if He wishes- He will forgive them [Exalted be He]. We believe that Tawheed benefits them, and will redeem and save them, and that the intercession of intercessors of the Prophets, Siddiqeen {those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr AsSiddiq} and martyrs will include them inshallah.
We believe that Allah will not forgive Shirk and Kufr, but He forgives what is less than them to whomever He wants, as He says, {Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.} [An-Nisaa, 4:48].
We believe that the sincere repentance erases the sins that preceded it, even if they included Shirk and Kufr. And we believe that the gate of repentance is wide open up till the moment one is dying. As Allah says, {And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: (Now I repent;) nor of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful torment.} [An-Nisaa, 4:18].
We believe that Tawheed is the ultimate goal and the greatest interest of all for which everything should be done and sacrificed. We believe that Shirk is Zulm (injustice) and a terrible fitnah which no other fitnah can surpass its wickedness. Therefore, to remove Shirk, everything should be done even if some undesirable consequences resulted while removing it. Allah says, {Joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zulm (wrong) indeed.} [Luqman, 31:13].
He also says, {And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing.} [Al Baqara, 2:191].
He also says, {And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone [in the whole of the world].} [Al Anfal, 8:39].
So the real fitnah is in accepting the presence of Shirk and keeping silent about it, not as what some people claim that waging Jihad against Shirk and striving to remove it is a fitnah!!
Shirk is contrary to Tawheed, and it means that you associate partners besides Allah in worship or any other characteristics of Allah, while it was Allah who created you and bestowed on you countless graces.
So the real fitnah is in accepting the presence of Shirk and keeping silent about it, not as what some people claim that waging Jihad against Shirk and striving to remove it is a fitnah!!
Shirk is contrary to Tawheed, and it means that you associate partners besides Allah in worship or any other characteristics of Allah, while it was Allah who created you and bestowed on you countless graces.
As for Tawheed, it is to worship Allah alone, and it has two basic principles without which it will not be valid or accepted. The first principle is to declare disbelief in Taghuts (idols, idol-kings, etc..), renounce and reject their worship as well as those who worship them, as Allah says,
“Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: {Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allah Alone,} [Al McMahan, 60:4].
Taghut is: All things that are worshipped besides Allah even from a single aspect of worship, and he is accepting of that status is a Taghut.
“Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: {Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allah Alone,} [Al McMahan, 60:4].
Taghut is: All things that are worshipped besides Allah even from a single aspect of worship, and he is accepting of that status is a Taghut.
So, the Devil is a taghut, and (Hawa) [the followed desire] is a taghut, and the magician is a taghut, and the fortune-teller who “prophesies” what is in the Unseen knowledge is a taghut, and the ruler by other than what Allah has revealed is a taghut, and whoever legislates besides -or instead of- Allah is a taghut, and the man-made legislations and constitutions that are considered as a match to Allah’s Rule are taghuts, everyone who is referred to for judgment and rule -apart from Allah’s Rule- is a taghut, the one who is obeyed blindly {Those who people may worship besides Allah in any aspect of worship, duaa for example} is a taghut, and finally the one who is loved for his sake only is a taghut.
The specification of, ‘…is accepting…’ is to exclude the Prophets, the Angels, and the Saliheen {Those who people may worship besides Allah in any aspect of worship, duaa for example} from being described as Taghut as they obviously reject being worshipped besides Allah, and they themselves prohibited people from doing such.
The second principle for Tawheed to be valid is, to worship Allah alone and to prove that He is alone worthy of being worshipped. And this is also the meaning to “La ilaha illa Allah” There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, which includes the fundamentals of “nafi” {absolute rejection and negation of the presence of other gods
which are worthy to be worshipped} and “ithbat” {the concept of confirmation that the only one worthy to be worshipped is Allah alone}.
This is what Allah means in this aya, “Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.” [Al Baqara, 2:256]. And the “trustworthy handhold” is La ilaha illa Allah.
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