Ni shirki kuapa kwa kutumia jina la mwingine asiyekuwa Allah. Abdullah bin 'Umar ~ alisema: "Msiape kwa chochote kisichokuwa Allah, kwani nimemsikia Mtume ﷺ akisema: 'Yeyote anayeapa kwa kitu chochote kisichokuwa Allah amefanya kitendo cha kufuru (au cha kumshirikisha Allah na kitu).'"⁷ Pia ni dalili ya shirki pale mtu anapomwambia mwenzake: "Kile ambacho Allah anataka na kile ulichotaka wewe." Imepokewa kwamba mtu mmoja alimwambia Mtume ﷺ kauli kama hiyo, naye ﷺ akamwambia: "Je, umenifanya mshirika wa Allah?" Bali unapaswa kusema: "Kile ambacho Allah ametaka peke yake." Kila kitu katika ulimwengu huu kinaendeshwa kwa mapenzi ya Allah ~, ingawa Allah amesema katika Qur'ani: {Kwa yule miongoni mwenu anayetaka kwenda sawasawa.}⁸ Kuna mifano mingine ya maneno ya shirki, kama vile: "Ninamtegemea Allah na wewe." "Sina mtu isipokuwa Allah na wewe." "Hii ni miongoni mwa baraka za Allah na baraka zako." "Ninaye Allah mbinguni na ninaye wewe duniani." "Kwa Allah na uhai wa fulani..." "Naapa kwa Allah na fulani..." "Namwomba Allah na fulani..." Inajulikana kwamba ibada zote kama hizi: kutegemea, kuogopa, uchamungu, kutubu, kuapa, kusujudu, kuinama, kusema tasbeeh, tahlili, kusifu na kuomba msamaha, ni haki za Allah peke yake, ambaye ndiye pekee anayepaswa kuabudiwa na kuombwa na waja wake kwa chochote. Mtu mmoja alipelekwa kwa Mtume ﷺ baada ya kutenda dhambi, na alipomsimamia mbele ya Mtume ﷺ alisema: "Ee Allah, ninatubia kwako, wala si kwa Muhammad." Mtume ﷺ akasema: "Allah ~ amewafanya watu hawa waijue haki."

It is an act of polytheism to swear by others, besides Allah ~. Abdullah bin 'Umar ~ said: "Do not swear by anything besides Allah, for I have heard the Prophet say: ' He who swears by anything beside Allah is guilty of an act of disbelief ( or of associating something with Allah). "'7 It is al so an expression of polytheism when one person says to another: "What Allah wills and what you will." It was reported that a man said a similar expression to the Prophet ~' and so he ~ told him: "Have you made me a partner of Allah?" You should say: "What Allah wills, Alone. " Everything in this universe operates according to the Will of Allah ~ ' even though Allah has said in the Qur' an: ( To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.) 8 There are other expressions of polytheism, such as: "I rely on Allah and on you." "I have none but Allah and you. " "This is of the Blessings of Allah and your blessings." "I have Allah in the heavens and I have you on earth." "By Allah and the life of so and so ... " "I swear by Allah and so and so . .. " "I ask Allah and so and so ... " It is known that all such acts of worship, such as: reliance , fear, righteousness, repentance , taking oaths, prostration, bowing, making tas beeh , making tahleel, praising, and seeking forgiveness , are the Rights of Allah, Who, Alone , should be worshipped and sought, for anything, by His Servants. A man was brought to the Prophet ~' after he had committed a sin, and when he stood before the Prophet ~ ' he said: "O Allah, I repent to you, and not to Muhammad." The Prophet ~ said: " Allah ~ has made the truth known to these people." 1

Huu ni mfano usio na mwisho, kama bahari isiyo na ufuo; na ni watu wachache tu ndio wanaosalimika nao. Yeyote anayetafuta, katika tendo lake, kitu kingine isipokuwa Uso wa Allah ~ , na akakusudia jambo jingine, mbali na kujikurubisha kwa Allah na kutaka malipo Yake, amekwisha kutenda shirki kwa Mola wake, katika nia yake na matakwa yake. Ikhlasi katika ibada inamaanisha kwamba mtu afanye maneno yake, nia zake na matendo yake kwa ikhlasi kwa ajili ya Allah ~ . Hiyo ndiyo dini safi ya Ibrahim ~I na ndiyo dini pekee inayokubaliwa na Allah ~ kutoka kwa waja Wake; kwani Yeye ~ amesema: ( Na atakayetaka dini nyingine isipokuwa Uislamu, haitakubaliwa kwake, naye Akhera atakuwa miongoni mwa waliopata hasara.) 2

This is an example which has no limit, like a sea which has no shore ; and only a few people are safe from it. Whoever seeks, in his/her action, other than the Face of Allah ~ . and intends anything else, apart from getting closer to Allah and asking His Reward, has committed an act of polytheism towards his Lord, in his/her intention and will. Sincerity in worship means that a person should make his/her words, intentions and actions sincerely for Allah ~ - It is the pure religion of Ibrahim ~I and the only religion accepted by Allah ~ from His Servants; for He ~ said: ( Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.) 2