Acts of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with anyone besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] and Invoking anyone besides Him [ سبحانه و تعالى ] - Part 5 - Chapter 13 - Concise Commentary On The Book of Tawhid

[S. Munir]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

كتاب التوحيد Kitaab ul-Tawhid - The Book of Tawhid by Shaykhul-Islam Muhammad Ibn 'Abdul-Wahhab [ رحمه الله , rahimahullah, May Allah have Mercy on him, died 1206AH] - With Concise Commentary by Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzan Ibn Abdullah Al-Fawzan ( حفظه الله , hafidhahullaah, may Allaah preserve him upon the truth).

Chapter 13: Acts of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with anyone besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] and Invoking anyone besides Him [ سبحانه و تعالى ] - Part 5

THE BOOK OF TAWHID

"Act of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with Anyone Besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] - Part 5

 

Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى , Glorified and Exalted be He], the Almighty, says:

 

أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

 

 

"Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls on Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Little is that you remember!"

[ القرآن الكريم The Noble Qur'aan, سورة النمل  Soorah an-Naml - (The Ants) 027, Verse 062]

[Translation - "Interpretation of the Meaning of The Noble Qur'aan in the English Language" By Dr. Muhammad Taqiuddeen al-Hilaalee, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Published By Darussalam.]

 

 

Keywords and Phrases

• Inheritors of the earth: Nations succeeding each other
  

 

• Is there a deity with Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ]? It means that there is no deity who can respond to invocations or bestow the favors mentioned in the Quranic verse.
  

 

• Little do you remember: As a result of your little reflection on Allah's [ سبحانه و تعالى ] grandeur and on the favors He [ سبحانه و تعالى ] bestowed on you, you associated others along with Him [ سبحانه و تعالى ].
  

 

 

General Meaning of the Qur'anic Verse

 

Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] rebukes the polytheists who invoke others besides Him [ سبحانه و تعالى ] though they admit that Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] Alone responds to their invocations and removes their afflictions at times of adversity. He [ سبحانه و تعالى ] also makes them the successors of their predecessors. Therefore, the polytheists are condemned for worshipping false deities that cannot grant them any of the favors bestowed by Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ]. In as much as their reflection on the favors they bask in is too little to raise the fear of Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] inside them, they fall into the abyss of polytheism.

 

 

Relevance of the Quranic Verse to the Chapter

 

The verse implies the invalidity of seeking refuge with anyone other than Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ], for only Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] can respond to the desperate, remove the harm, give life, and cause death.

 

 

Lessons Drawn from the Qur'anic Verse

• The prohibition of invoking others besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] for achieving that which none is capable of but Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ].
  

 

• Though the polytheists believe in the Oneness of Allah's [ سبحانه و تعالى ] Lordship, they are not admitted into Islam.
  

 

• The Oneness of Allah's [ سبحانه و تعالى ] Lordship is a clear-cut proof of the Oneness of His [ سبحانه و تعالى ] Divinity (i.e. His being the only one worthy of worship).
  

 

• The polytheists' belief in the Oneness of Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] can be taken as a counterargument against their repudiation of the Oneness of His [ سبحانه و تعالى ] Divinity."
  

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[S. Munir]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

كتاب التوحيد Kitaab ul-Tawhid - The Book of Tawhid by Shaykhul-Islam Muhammad Ibn 'Abdul-Wahhab [ رحمه الله , rahimahullah, May Allah have Mercy on him, died 1206AH] - With Concise Commentary by Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzan Ibn Abdullah Al-Fawzan ( حفظه الله , hafidhahullaah, may Allaah preserve him upon the truth).

Chapter 13: Acts of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with anyone besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] and Invoking anyone besides Him [ سبحانه و تعالى ] - Part 6

THE BOOK OF TAWHID

"Act of Polytheism: Seeking Refuge with Anyone Besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ] - Part 6

 

Ubadah Ibnus-Samit [ رضى الله تعالى عنه  ,  may Allah be pleased with him ] narrated:

"During the lifetime of the Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ,  may Allah exalt his mention and render him and his message safe from every derogatory thing ], there was a hypocrite who used to hurt the believers. Some of them said, 'Let us go to the Messenger of Allah to seek refuge with him from that hypocrite'.

 

Thereupon, the Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] said, 'Do not seek my refuge, but seek Allah's  [ سبحانه و تعالى ] refuge! "

(Related by At-Tabarani)

 

At-Tabarani - Al-Haythami said in his Majma Az-Zawa'id (10/109): This hadith is related by At-Tabarani and its transmitters are among those of the hadeeths related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, except for Ibn Lahi'ah who is graded as an acceptable transmitter of hadith.

 

 

At-Tabarani (the Compiler)

 

Sulayman Ibn Ahmad At-Tabarani ( رحمه الله , rahimahullaah, may Allaah have mercy on him, died 360AH ) was a prolific compiler and Imam who compiled three large Ma 'ajim (compilations) of Prophetic hadiths.

 

 

Keywords and Phrases

 

·         A hypocrite: It refers to Abdullah Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salul, the head of the hypocrites,

 

·         Do not seek my refuge: The Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] disliked to be sought for help besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى , Glorified and Exalted be He ].

 

 

General Meaning of the Hadith

 

When Islam spread widely and Muslims became a strong community, a group of the unbelievers decided to apparently embrace Islam and covertly remain unbelievers, so they were called hypocrites. Such hypocrites used to hurt the believers in word and deed. Such was the case of the man mentioned in this hadith. Some Companions wanted to seek refuge with the Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] to dissuade that hypocrite from his abuses. The Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] was able to fulfill their request for help, but, instead, he [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] denounced the wording they used as it implied lack of respect toward Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ]. The Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] wanted to teach his Companions, block all possible avenues leading to polytheism and keep their sound belief intact.

 

 

Relevance of the Hadith to the Chapter

 

In this hadith, the Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] condemns the act of seeking refuge with anyone besides Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ].

 

 

Lessons Drawn from the Hadith

 

·         It is forbidden to seek refuge with the Prophet [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] or anyone other than Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ].

 

·         Muslims are recommended to avoid profane words so that their sound belief can be kept pure.

 

·         All possible avenues leading to polytheism must be blocked.

 

·         Muslims should endure adversities for the sake of Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى ].

 

·         Hypocrisy is an abominable sin.

 

• The interdiction of offending the believers, as it is an act of hypocrisy."