Wannan al'amari ba shi da tsanani sosai, domin yana bayyana ne a cikin ayyukan wadanda suka yi imani da cewa babu wani abin bautawa da ya cancanta a bauta masa sai Allah ~, kuma cewa babu wanda zai iya cutarwa ko amfanar wani, ko bayarwa ko cire wani abu, sai Allah ~ shi kadai. Sai dai ba duk ayyukansu ne aka sadaukar da su gaba daya ga Allah ~ ba. Ayyukansu suna rabe tsakanin Allah ~, kansu, shaidan, da sauran mutane. Wannan shi ne halin mafi yawan mutane, kuma shi ne shirka da Annabi ﷺ ya ambata a cikin Hadisi: "Shirka a cikin wannan Al'umma ta fi boyuwa fiye da tafiyar tsutsar kwari a kan dutse." Suka ce: "Ta yaya za mu tsira daga gare ta, ya Manzon Allah?" Sai ya ce ﷺ: "Ku ce: Ya Allah, ina neman tsarinka daga in yi wa wani abu shirka tare da kai, a sane; kuma ina neman gafararka a kan abin da ba na sani ba." Allah ~ ya ce: ( Ka ce: Ni mutum ne kamar ku kawai. An yi mini wahayi cewa Ubangijinku Ubangiji daya ne (watau Allah). Don haka duk wanda yake fatan haduwa da Ubangijinsa, to ya yi aiki na kwarai, kuma kada ya hada kowa a matsayin abokin tarayya wajen bautar Ubangijinsa). Watau kamar yadda Shi ~ ne kadai Ubangiji, kuma babu wani abin bautawa sai Shi, to haka nan bautar mutum ya kamata a sadaukar da ita gare Shi shi kadai. Shirka a cikin bautar Allah ~ tana sokeladan mutum daga wajen Allah ~, kuma mutum na iya ma a yi masa azaba saboda duk wani aiki da ba a yi shi domin Allah ~ ba, musamman idan aikin wajibi ne (farilla ta addini). Allah ya umarci a yi dukkan bautar mutum da gaskiya a gare Shi shi kadai; Ya ~ ce: ( Ba a umarce su ba sai don su bauta wa Allah, suna mai tsarkake addini gare Shi)3. Saboda haka, duk wanda ba shi da gaskiya a bautarsa ga Allah, tabbas bai yi aiki bisa umarnin Allah ba. Allah ~ ya ce: "Ni ina da cikakkiyar wadatuwa, ba na bukatar abokin tarayya. Saboda haka duk wanda ya yi wani aiki domin wani, tare da Ni, to zan watsar da wannan aiki gare shi, wanda ya hada Ni da shi." Mutum yana aikata shirki idan ya ba da soyayyarsa da girmansa ga wasu halittu, kamar yadda yake son Allah. Irin wannan shirki ba za a iya gafartawa ba, domin Allah ya ce: (Akwai daga cikin mutane waɗanda suke riƙon waɗansu baya ga Allah a matsayin abokan tarayya. Suna son su kamar yadda suke son Allah; amma waɗanda suka yi imani sun fi son Allah ƙwarai) 5. Mutanen da suka riƙi wannan irin shirki za su ce wa abubuwan bautarsu, yayin da aka tara su a cikin Wuta: (Wallahi, lalle mun kasance cikin ɓata bayyananne. Mun sanya ku (gumakan ƙarya) daidai da Ubangijin talikai (mutane, aljanu da duk abin da ke wanzuwa)) 6

This aspect is less serious, because it is manifested in the actions of those who believe that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah ~. and that no one can harm or benefit someone, or give or remove something, except Allah ~. Alone; however not all their actions are devoted entirely to Allah ~- Their actions are divided between Allah ~. themselves, the devil and other people. This is the case of the majority of people, and is the polytheism mentioned by the Prophet ~ in the Hadith: "Polytheism in this Ummah is more hidden than the creeping of ants." They asked: "How do we save ourselves from it, 0 Messenger of Allah?" He ~ replied: "Say: 0 Allah, I seek refuge in You that I should associate anything (in worship) besides You, knowingly; and I seek Your Forgiveness for what is beyond my knowledge." 1 Allah ~ said: ( Say: I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your God is One God (i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord) 2 i.e. just as He ~ is the only God and there is no other god but Him, then likewise one's worship should be devoted to Him, Alone. The polytheism in one's worship of Allah ~ cancels one's reward from Allah ~. and one may even be punished for any act which is not performed for the Sake of Allah ~ especially if it is an obligation (religious duty). Allah commanded that all of one's worship should be performed sincerely for Him, Alone; He ~ said: ( They were only ordered to worship Allah, making their religion sincerely His)3. Therefore, whoever is not sincere in his/her worship of Allah has certainly not acted according to the Command of Allah. Allah ~ said: "I am so Self-Sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me."4 One commits polytheism by devoting one's love and honour to other creations, just as much as one loves Allah. This type of polytheism is unforgivable, because Allah has ~ said: ( There are of mankind some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals. They love them as they love Allah; but those who believe, love Allah more) 5. The people who adopt this kind of polytheism say to their gods, as they are gathered in the Hell-Fire: ( By Allah, we were truly in a manifest error. We held you (the false gods) as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind,jinn and all that exists)) 6

Wasu mutane suna fadawa cikin shirka idan maganganunsu, niyyarsu da ayyukansu suka karkata ga wasu gumaka na ƙaryaban da Allah. Shirka a cikin ayyuka tana bayyana ne a cikin sujada ga wasu ban da Allah, yin dawafi don wasu ban da Allah, sumbantar wasu duwatsu banda Dutsen Baƙi da ke cikin Ka'aba (Masallacin Harami a Makka), sumbantar kaburbura da yin sujada gare su don neman albarkar matattu. Annabi ﷺ ya la'anci waɗanda suka mayar da kaburburan annabawa da mutanen kirki masallatai, suna yin salla a wurinsu. To ina ga waɗanda suka mayar da kaburbura wuraren bautar gumakaban da Allah? Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Allah ya la'anci Yahudawa da Nasara saboda sun mayar da kaburburan annabawansu wuraren yin salla." "Daga cikin mafi munin mutane, waɗanda Ranar Alƙiyama za ta zo musu alhali suna raye, akwai waɗanda suke mayar da kaburburansu masallatai." "Fushin Allah a kan waɗanda suka mayar da kaburburan annabawansu wuraren sujada ya yi tsanani ƙwarai." "Idan wani addini ya mutu daga cikin mutanen da suka gabace ku, sai suna gina wurin bauta a kabarinsa kuma su zana hotuna a cikinsa. Waɗannan za su zama mafi munin halitta a wurin Allah a Ranar Tashin Alƙiyama." Wannan shi ne halin wanda ya yi sujada ga Allah a kabari; to ina ga wanda ya yi sujada ga kabarin kansa? Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Ya Allah! Kada ka mayar da kabarina gunki da ake bautawa." Annabi ﷺ ya kare Tauhidi da ƙarfi da himma, saboda haka ya hana yin nafilar salla don bautar Allah a lokacin fitowar rana ko faɗuwarta, domin kada ya zama koyi da waɗanda suke bautar rana a waɗannan lokutan musamman. Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Kada wani ya yi sujada ga wani abu sai Allah."6

Some people fall into polytheism when their words, intentions and actions are devoted to other false gods, besides Allah ~ -.Polytheism in actions is manifested in their prostration to others besides Allah, making circumambulation for others besides Allah, kissing other stones, apart from the Black Stone in the Ka'bah (the Haram mosque in Makkah), kissing graves and prostrating to them seeking the blessings of the dead. The Prophet ~ cursed those taking the graves of prophets and pious people as mosques, to perform Salat there; so what about those who take graves as places of idol worship , besides Allah ~ ? The Prophet ~ said: "Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the graves of their prophets as places for praying." 1 "Among the most evil people, to whom the Hour will come while they are still alive , are those who take their graves as mosques."2 "The anger on those who took the graves of their Prophets as places of prostration was terrible."3 "If any religious man died, amongst the people before you, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it. They would be the worst creatures in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection.',4 This is the case of one who prostrated to Allah at a grave ; so what about the one who prostrated to the grave itself? The Prophet ~ said: "O Allah! Do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped."5 The Prophet ~ strongly and vigorously protected Monotheism, and so he ~ forbade performing optional Salat, to worship Allah ~ . at the time of the rising or setting of the sun, to prevent it from becoming an act of imitation of those who worship the sun, at those particular times. The Prophet ~ said: "No one should prostrate to anything except Allah '.m .''6