A--- Yana nufin haɗa abokan tarayya ga Ubangijin talikai, kamar son wani irin son da ake yi wa Allah, tsoron wani kamar yadda ake tsoron Allah, dogaro gare shi, kiransa, fatan samun abu daga gare shi, biyayya ta zunubi gare shi, yi masa biyayya cikin abin da ya saɓa wa Allah, da sauransu. Allah Maɗaukaki yana cewa:

A--- It means associating partners with the Lord of the worlds, like loving someone in the way one loves Allah, fearing someone as if he is Allah, relying on him, invoking him, hoping from him, sinful loyalty to him, obeying him in what displeases Allah, etc. Allah, the Almighty says:

{Lalle ne! Allah ba ya gafarta (zunubin) shirka da Shi, amma yana gafarta abin da ya wuce haka ga wanda Ya ga dama. Duk wanda ya yi shirka da Allah, to, lallai ya ɓace nesa ba kusa ba}. (An-Nisa'i, 116)

{Verily! Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away}. (An-Nisa', 116)

Allah Maɗaukaki yana cewa: {... kuma duk wanda ya haɗa wa Allah abokan tarayya a cikin bauta, to lalle ya ƙaga zunubi babba}. (An-Nisa'i, 48)

Allah the Almighty says: {... and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin}. (AnNisa', 48)

Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce: {Lallai duk wanda ya sanya abokan tarayya ga Allah (a cikin bauta), to, Allah ya haramta masa Aljanna, kuma Wuta ce makomarsa}. (Al-Ma'idah, 72)

Allah the Almighty says: {Verily, whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise to him, and the Fire will be his abode}. (Al-Ma'idah, 72)

Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce: {..kuma duk wanda ya haɗa wa Allah abokan tarayya, to kamar ya fāɗi daga sama, sai tsuntsaye su kwashe shi, ko iska ta jefa shi wuri mai nisa}. (Al-Hajj, 4)

Allah the Almighty says: {..and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place}. (Al-Hajj, 4)

Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Haƙƙin da Allah yake da shi a kan bayinsa shi ne su bauta masa shi kaɗai, kada su haɗa wani abu da shi. Haƙƙin da suke da shi kuma a kan Allah shi ne kada ya azabtar da duk wanda bai haɗa wani abu da shi ba." (Bukhari da Muslim)

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) says: "What is due to Allah from His creatures is to serve Him alone and never to associate any other being with Him. What is due them is not to punish any person who does not associate aught with Him.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

Babu bambanci tsakanin waɗanda suke bayyana shirka kamar Mushrikan Quraishawa, da waɗanda suke ɓoye ta, kamar munafukai waɗanda suke bayyana Musulunci amma suke ɓoye shirkan da ke cikin zukatansu. Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki yana cewa: {Lalle munafukai suna cikin mafi ƙasƙancin matsayi na Wuta, ba za ka sami mataimaki a gare su ba. Sai waɗanda suka tuba (daga munafunci), suka kyautata aiki, suka riƙe da Allah, suka tsarkake addininsu saboda Allah, to waɗannan suna tare da muminai}. (An-Nisa'i, 145, 146)

There is no difference between those who declare their polytheism like the Pagans of Quraish and those who hide it, like the hypocrites who declare Islam and make their internal polytheism secret. Allah the Almighty says: {Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire,. no helper will you find for them. Except those who repent (from hypocrisy), do righteous good deeds, hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion for Allah, then they will be with the believers}. (An-Nisa', 145,146)