Polytheism
16 hadiths
O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshiped
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshiped. Allah cursed the people who took the graves of their prophets as places of worship."
'Whoever swears by other than Allah has disbelieved or associated partners with Allah.'
Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard a man saying: “No, by the Ka‘bah.” He said to him: "Do not swear by other than Allah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever swears by other than Allah has disbelieved or associated partners with Allah.'"
The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk (polytheism).' They said: 'What is minor Shirk, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'It is Riyā’
Mahmūd ibn Labīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk (polytheism).' They said: 'What is minor Shirk, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'It is Riyā’ (showing off). Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Judgment when He will requite all people for their deeds: "Go to those before whom you used to show off with your deeds in the worldly life and see whether you find any reward with them?"
Don't they forbid what Allah allows, so you forbid it? Don't they allow what Allah forbids, so you allow it? I said: Yes. He said: That is how you worship them
‘Adiyy ibn Hātim (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recite this verse: {They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mariyam. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.} So I said to him: "We do not worship them." He replied: "Don't they forbid what Allah allows, so you forbid it? Don't they allow what Allah forbids, so you allow it?" I said: 'Yes.' He said: "That is how you worship them."
When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the 'Nushrah' (counteracting magic by magic), he said: It is an act of the devil
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the 'Nushrah' (counteracting magic with magic), he said: "It is an act of the devil."
Whoever is prevented from doing something because of his belief in bad omens has thus committed polytheism. They said: What is the expiation of that? He said: It is to say: "O Allah, there is no good except Your good, nor omen except Your omen, and there is no god but You
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever is prevented from doing something because of his belief in bad omens has thus committed polytheism. They said: What is the expiation of that? He said: It is to say: "O Allah, there is no good except Your good, nor omen except Your omen, and there is no god but You.’”
Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hellfire
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hellfire."
Allah's statement: {And said: Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwā‘ or Yaghūth and Ya‘ūq and Nasr} [Sūrat Nūh: 23]. Ibn ‘Abbās said: These are names of some pious men of the people of Nūh (Noah)
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported in explanation of Allah's statement: {And said: Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwā‘ or Yaghūth and Ya‘ūq and Nasr} [Sūrat Nūh: 23]. These are names of some pious men of the people of Nūh. When they died, Satan inspired their people to prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit and to call those idols after their names. The people did so, but the idols were not worshiped till those people (who built them) had died and the original purpose for the existence (of those idols) had been forgotten
Allah's statement: {So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 22]. Ibn ‘Abbās commented: Equals are polytheism. It is subtler than the crawling of a small black ant on a black stone in the darkness of the night
Allah's statement: {So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know} [Sūrat al-Baqarah: 22]. Ibn ‘Abbās commented: "Equals are polytheism. It is subtler than the crawling of a small black ant on a black stone in the darkness of the night." Polytheism can be expressed by saying: “I swear by Allah and by your life, O so-and-so, and by my life.” Other forms of this polytheism are: “Had it not been for Kulaybah (puppy), thieves would have broken in.” And: “Had it not been for the duck in our house, thieves would have broken in." And this statement of a man to his companion: “By Allah's will and your will.” In addition, the following statement also falls under the same ruling: “If it weren't for Allah and so-and-so.” Don't associate others with Allah; all this is polytheism.
Tiyarah (belief in evil omens) is Shirk (polytheism). Tiyarah is Shirk. Tiyarah is Shirk - three times." Every one of us experiences something of that, but Allah Almighty dispels it with reliance on Him
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tiyarah (belief in evil omens) is Shirk (polytheism). Tiyarah is Shirk. Tiyarah is Shirk - three times." Every one of us experiences something of that, but Allah Almighty dispels it with reliance on Him.
Whoever swears by the Amānah (trust) is not one of us
Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears by the Amānah (trust) is not one of us."
إن الله تعالى يقول أنا خير شريك، من أشرك بي فهو لشريكي
عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: (إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ أَنَا خَيْر شَرِيكٍ، مَن أشرك بِي فَهُوَ لشريكي، يَا أَيهَا النَّاسُ أَخْلِصُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ للَّهِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلا مَا خَلُصَ، وَلا تَقُولُوا: هَذَا للَّهِ وَالرَّحِمِ. فَإِنَّهُ لِلرَّحِمِ، وَلَيْسَ للَّهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ، وَلا تَقُولُوا: هَذَا للَّهِ وَلِوُجُوهِكُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَلَيْسَ للَّهِ فِيهِ شَيْء).
ليس كما تظنون، إنما هو كما قال لقمان لابنه: {يا بني لا تشرك بالله إن الشرك لظلم عظيم}
عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: لما نزلت هذه الآية: {الذين آمنوا ولم يلبسوا إيمانهم بظلم} [الأنعام: 82] شَقَّ ذلك على أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقالوا: أيُّنا لم يظلم نفسه؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "ليس كما تظنون، إنما هو كما قال لقمان لابنه: {يا بني لا تشرك بالله إن الشرك لظلم عظيم} [لقمان: 13]".
إذا قضى الله الأمر في السماء ضربت الملائكة بأجنحتها خُضْعَانًا لقوله
عن أبي هريرة يبلغ به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "إذا قضى الله الأمر في السماء ضربت الملائكة بأجنحتها خُضْعَانًا لقوله، كالسلسلة على صَفْوانٍ، فإذا فُزِّع عن قلوبهم قالوا: ماذا قال ربكم؟ قالوا للذي قال: الحق، وهو العلي الكبير. فيسمعها مسترقو السمع، ومسترقو السمع هكذا واحد فوق آخر" -ووصف سفيان بيده، وفرج بين أصابع يده اليمنى، نصبها بعضها فوق بعض- "فربما أدرك الشهابُ المستمعَ قبل أن يرمي بها إلى صاحبه فيحرقه، وربما لم يدركه حتى يرمي بها إلى الذي يليه إلى الذي هو أسفل منه، حتى يلقوها إلى الأرض" -وربما قال سفيان: حتى تنتهي إلى الأرض- "فتلقى على فم الساحر، فيكذب معها مائة كَذْبة، فيصدق فيقولون: ألم يخبرنا يوم كذا وكذا، يكون كذا وكذا، فوجدناه حقًّا؟ للكلمة التي سمعت من السماء".
Go back, for I will not seek help from a polytheist
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Badr. When he reached Harrat al-Wabarah, a man met him who was known for his courage and support of others. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) were pleased to see him. He said: "I have come so that I may follow you and get a share from the booty." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger?" He said: 'No.' The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then go back, for I will not seek help from a polytheist." He went on until we reached Ash-Shajarah, where the man met him again. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) asked him the same question again, and the man gave him the same answer. he said: "Then go back, for I will not seek help from a polytheist." The man returned and overtook him at Baydā'. He asked him as he had asked previously: "Do you believe in Allah and His Messenger?" The man said: 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Then come along with us."
أولئكِ إذا مات فيهم الرجل الصالح أو العبد الصالح بنوا على قبره مسجدا، وصوروا فيه تلك الصور، أولئكِ شرار الخلق عند الله
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها : "أن أم سلمة ذكرت لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كنيسة رأتها بأرض الحبشة وما فيها من الصور، فقال: أولئك إذا مات فيهم الرجل الصالح أو العبد الصالح بنوا على قبره مسجدا، وصوروا فيه تلك الصور، أولئك شرار الخلق عند الله".