L5 +L6 شِرْكٌ; defining, types, shirk in niyyah + shirk in obedience + fear

Question 1

لُغَةً of شِرْكٌ

Answer 1

A share;

Naseeb: Something that is associating in one thing
in general can be good or bad
E.g. business associate (typically money related)

Question 2

singular word for shirk

Answer 2

شَرِيكٌ

Question 3

plural word for shirk

Answer 3

شُرَكَاءُ

Question 4

general ruling for shirk w/ quranic evidence

Question 5

What does shirk equate to + provide evidence from Quran

Answer 5

ظُلْمٌ
oppression….overstepping a boundary

وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَـٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌۭ ١٣
And ˹remember˺ when Luqmân said to his son, while advising him, “O my dear son! Never associate ˹anything˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺, for associating ˹others with Him˺ is truly the worst of all wrongs.”

[Surah Luqman; 13]

Question 6

What can ظُلْمٌ do to someone + its connection to shirk?

Answer 6

→ IT IS darkness
Shirk is the WORST kind of darkness in your heart due to lack of light of tawheed

Question 7

الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ

Answer 7

Major shirk

Question 8

Define الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ

Answer 8

When one says directly that the foundation of islamic belief (Tawheed Ruboobiyyah + Uloohiyyah ) SOMEONE ELSE has this other than Allah

Claiming that another thing has Allah’s reserved attributes

Question 9

What are the theoretical + practical side of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ

Answer 9

Theoretically takes one out of islam; according to rules + principles
- Allah will not forgive one who dies upon it

BUT practically→ many nuances one should think about + wrong to say someone is a kufr as it can come back to you if ur wrong

Question 10

Name the categories of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ

Answer 10

1. Ibaadah
2. Dua
3. in ruling
4. in love

Question 11

Explain 1st category of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ w/ evidences

Answer 11

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًۭا
The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.

[Al Jinn; 18]

Question 12

Explain 2nd category of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ w/ evidences

Answer 12

Dua; asking other than Allah to bring about benefit or to avert harm

one can respect Allah carelessly

Prophet ﷺ said: “A slave (of Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its gravity + because of that he will be thrown into the hell-fire)

Sahih Bukhair 6478

Question 13

Explain 3rd category of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ w/ evidences

Answer 13

in law; giving someone/thing the authority to decide what is halal/haram not Allah

Question 14

Explain 4th category of الشَّرِكُ اﻷكْبَرُ w/ evidences

Answer 14

love; to love something other than Allah to the degree that Allah should be loved

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًۭا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ ۗ

Still there are some who take others as Allah’s equal—they love them as they should love Allah—but the ˹true˺ believers love Allah even more.

Question 15

What are the types of Love

Answer 15

1. love SOLEY for Allah (specific)
2. general shared love

Question 16

What pious predecessor speaks about love + explain what they said

Answer 16

Ibn Qayyim (raḥimahullāh): “The heart in its journey to Allah is like a bird. Love is its head, and fear and hope are its two wings.
When the head is healthy, then the two wings will fly well.
When the head is cut off, the bird will die.
When either of the two wings is damaged, the bird becomes vulnerable to every hunter and predator.”

Question 17

What is love made out of

Answer 17

1. Fear
2. Hope
3. love

Question 18

define 2nd type of love with evidence

Answer 18

General shared love
- Natural in every person
E.g. love of paradise, parents + children, travelling etc

BUT one MUST build this love of respect + family ties on OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH….far from wrong doing (faasad)

Question 19

Can general love become special love?

Answer 19

General love should NOT be exaggerated to extent of becoming special love (exclusive to Allah)

Question 20

الشَّرِكُ اﻷصْغَرُ

Answer 20

minor shirk

Question 21

type of الشَّرِكُ اﻷصْغَرُ

Answer 21

Showing off; others call this hidden shirk→الرِّيَاءُ: الشَّرِكُ الخَفِيّ

Question 22

Define this type of الشَّرِكُ اﻷصْغَرُ

Answer 22

Hidden shirk

when one does something for the sake of another when it should be soley for Allah

Question 23

Provide evidences for type of الشَّرِكُ اﻷصْغَرُ mentioned

Answer 23

Hadith; 3 ‘righteous men’ (scholar, martyr + rich and gave money to poor) thrown into hell as their actions were so that people would see them in a good light

Hadith 2: Prophet ﷺ said : one thing i fear more than the dajjal is hidden shirk; when a man stands to pray and makes it look good because he sees a man looking at him

Question 24

Why did the 3 men go to hellfire if this type of shirk is minor shirk?

Answer 24

Someone can do something ENTIRELY or PARTLY for someone else
- Entirely→ one is a الْمُنَافقْ

Minor shirk can lead to major shirk

Question 25

How can someone have shirk in intention?

Question 26

What is shirk in obedience + fear?