Know, may Allaah's Mercy be upon you, that Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala): Far is
He removed from every imperfection, the Most High) made it very clear that
mankind must follow Islam, hold to it and dissociate from whatever contradicts it.
The declaration that, "There is no (true) God but Allaah" not only negates all false
deities and confirms worship only to Allaah, it also requires the complete
dissociation from any form of worship to any false deity; Allaah (Subhanahu wa
ta'ala) says:
“There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the right path has become
distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taaghut (false
deities) 1 and believes in Allaah, then he has grasped the most
trustworthy handhold that will never break.” (Qur'aan 2:256)
Furthermore, to declare that Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam), may
Allaah Exalt his mention and safeguard him and his message, is the Messenger
and slave of Allaah requires the belief that Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa
sallam) is trusted by Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) to deliver the Message of
Islam, and that Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is to be followed and
obeyed because Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) decreed in the Qur’aan:
“And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it. And whatsoever he
forbids you, abstain (from it) and fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is severe in
punishment.” (Qur'aan 59:7)
All the ways and methods that are needed by the Muslim to fulfil this declaration
of Tawheed 2 are explained in the Qur'aan and by the Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and His Messenger
1 Taaghut: It may be Satan and/or anyone who is worshipped other than Allaah and is
pleased and/or calls for it. [See Appendix]. Here I relate a very important benefit
explaining the issue of Taaghut which is often misunderstood by enthusiastic young
Muslims and it is by Shaykh Suleiman Ibn Samhaan (Rahimahu ‘Llah). He said: “It should
be known that the one who seeks judgments from the Taaghut, or rules by other than
Allaah’s rule while believing that (these) judgments are more perfect and better than the
Judgment of Allaah and His Messenger, then this is disbelief (Kufr ‘aqadi: pertaining to
creed) that takes the person out of the fold of Islam-as it is mentioned in the ten nullifiers
of Islam. However, as to the one who does not believe as such but resorted to the
Taaghut judgment while believing that it to be false, then this is of the practical type of
disbelief (Kufr’amali: lesser type that does not take the person from Islam). [See
Irshaadut-Taalib Ilaa Ahamadil-Mataalib, p. 19.] In addition, anyone (ruler or ruled) who
equates the judgment of Allaah and His Messengers to that of man, or believes that the
rules of man are more fitting to our times than the Islamic laws, commits Kufr [See
Shaykh bin Baaz’s (Rahimahu ‘Llah) details on this matter in Qadiyyatu-t-Takfeer bayna
ahlis-sunnah wa ffiraqu-d-Dalaal, by Shaykh Sa’eed Ibn Wahf Al-Qahtaani, pp. 72-73.]
It is, therefore, concluded that the term Taaghut in itself does not necessarily translate
into major disbelief and apostasy, since every Kufr is Taaghut, but not every Taaghut is
Kufr. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) considered that figurative interpretations of
Allah’s Names and Attributes through scholastic ways, and giving precedence to the
intellect over the legal texts as Taaghuts (in as-Sawaa’iq al-Mursalah, v.2, 632-633).
Certainly, none considers every level of these distortions as a major Kufr!!
2 Tawheed: Belief in the Oneness and Uniqueness of Allaah. Allaah is One in His Lordship,
One in His God-ship, and One in His Actions, Names and Attributes.
(Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) warned that there are ways that lead to Shirk, 3 Kufr
4 and rejection of Faith. The Muslim must be very knowledgeable about Tawheed
so that he does not indulge in practices and concepts that contradict the essence
of Islam. The most dangerous and widely existing ways that breach Tawheed
are:
ONE: Shirk in the worship of Allaah: to associate something and / or anyone in
the worship of Allaah:
“Verily Allaah forgives not setting up rivals in worship with Him, but He
forgives whom He pleases other sins than that.” (Qur’aan 4116)
“Verily, whosoever sets up rivals in worship with Allaah, then
Allaah has forbidden al-Jannah for him, and the Fire will
be his abode.” (Qur’aan 5:72)
TWO: Setting up intermediaries between a person and Allaah is Kufr (disbelief):
calling upon them and seeking their intercession and depending upon them.
Those who do this are taking "associates" with Allaah and this is Shirk. Allaah
(Subhanahu wa ta'ala) says:
"Then set not up rivals unto Allaah (in worship) while you know (that He
Alone has the right to be worshiped).” (Qur'aan 2:22)
The Prophet (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) was asked: “Which sin is the Gravest?”
He (Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: “That you set up rivals unto Allaah (despite
the fact) that He has created you.” 5
Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) says:
“And call not on other than Allaah, any that will neither profit you,
nor hurt you but if (in case) you did so, you shall certainly be one of
aDH-DHaalimeen (those who commit Shirk).” (Qur’aan 10:106)
THREE: Believing that the Mushrikeen (those who commit Shirk) are not Kuffaar
or doubting their Kufr or defending and correcting the beliefs of the Kuffaar, is
Kufr: Allaah (Subahana Wa Ta’ala) says (what means):
“And if any amongst you who take them (wholeheartedly) as friends, then
surely he is one of them.” (Qur'aan 551)
This is one of the greatest contradictions to Tawheed. Here it is important to
caution that many Muslims are reluctant (and feel ashamed) to say the word
"Kaafir" to describe a disbeliever or to point out their acts of Shirk. Some even
look at the Kuffaar with a great deal of admiration, fear and obedience. Those
have an inferiority complex that leads them to become blind followers and
defenders of the Kuffaar and their ways. They are at grave danger since this may
“melt” their identity.
3 Shirk: Associating anyone/anything in the worship of Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) or
setting up rivals with Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala)
4 Kufr: Disbelieving in Allaah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and His Messengers whether by
denial, doubts, suspicion, aversion, jealousy, arrogance or following some whims which
deters one from adhering to the Message
5 Collected by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim
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