polytheism or idolatry

ar son do not associate partners to Allah, Truly idolatry is a great
injustice." Luqman 31:12
"Allah does not forgive idolatry, yet he will forgive other than that,
to whomever he pleases." The Women 4:48
Shirk in the Arabic language means to co share or to share
In the sacred law it means to make a partner to God, in essence or worship
There are six types of Shirk:
1. Shirk Istqlal: Autonomous idolatry – tobelief in separate deities
i.e. Zoroastrians
2. Shirk Tab'ad: separate idolatry – to say God is one of three
3. Shirk Taqrib: approximate idolatry – tosay that they are
worshipping idols to get closer to God.
4. Shirk Taqlid: Imitative idolatry – to follow fathers
5. Shirk Falsafa: idolatry of the philosophers – to believe that there
is a power other than God
6. Shirk Al-Gharad: idolatry of intention – this is carry out actions
for other God, in intention
The first four are considered as disbelief/kufr
The fifth: we have to findout: a) if he believes that something has
independence power then it is kufr, b) if they believe that they have
a power by God then this isinnovation/Bi'da
The sixth is a sin
Shirk/idolatry is minor and major.
One to five are major idolatry and number six in minor because of the
hadith that it is minor idolatry when the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) warned the companions. The Prophetsaid, "I only
fear for you minor idolatry." The companions asked, "What is minor
idolatry?"He replied, "Ostentation."(Imam Ahmed Musnad 23119)
According to other scholars they state idolatry is three kinds:
1. Idolatry in Lordship/Rububiyyah by two things: a) to deny God and
say he is created, b) to say someone can create other than God.
2. Idolatry in Uluhiyyah: this is worship of other things, this is
major and the minor shirk has been explained before
3. Idolatry in names and attributes of God, this is of two types: A)
to consider something similar to God, someone can forgive other than
him. B) To make god similar to creation

Advice for Husband

Discussion between the spouses increases the love between them and
strengthens the bond between them; it also helps to reach the right
decision in matters of married life and household and family affairs.❤
When starting a discussion between you and your wife , open your heart
and mind to what she has to say, and listen attentively. Then you can
either accept what she says and thank her, or reject it gently whilst
also thanking her. ❤
Do not forget that she is your life partner and the one who is helping
you to raise your children and organise your household. So it is not
appropriate to close the doors of discussion to her. ❤
You should not be too proud of your opinion and or feel that you do
not need to discuss with her and hear her opinion. ❤
Do not neglect the words of your Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him): ❤ "The best of you is the one who is best to
his wife." ❤
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi, 3895; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani
in Saheeh al-Jaami', 3314.
Over and above that, do not forget the words of Allah (interpretation
of the meaning):
❤ "And live with them honourably" [an-Nisa' 4:19] ❤.
Husbands who do not admit their mistakes and do not acknowledge
thattheir wives could be rightis the very essence of arrogance, as the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) defined it . It was
narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (may Allah be pleased with him)
thatthe Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
❤ "No one will enter Paradise who has an atom's weight of arrogance in
his heart." ❤
It is not the attribute of the wise and mature manto insist when he is
in thewrong that his wife should be the one to apologise. Rather he is
the one who should hasten to admit his mistake, apologise for it and
ask his wife to forgive him. And her dutyis to apologize to her
husband if she is the one who is in the wrong. It is in this way that
married life takes a correct courseand lasting love and compassion are
strengthened between the spouses. Abu'd-Darda'(may Allah be pleased
with him) said to his wife:
❤"If you see me angry, tryto calm me down, and if Isee you angry I
shall try to calm you down, otherwise we cannot livetogether." ❤
❤ We ask Allah to guide all married couples to that which He loves and
is pleased with, and to bring them together in the best of ways.❤
Ameen!

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Distance from Bad Death

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "He who
desires that his life be prolonged, his Rizq be expanded and he be
distanced from a bad death, should be afraid of Allah and should take
care of his relatives." [Musnad Ahmed]
Two things (fearing Allah and taking care of relatives) result in
three benefits:
1. A longer life,
2. Greater Rizq,
3. A good death.
Rizq is usually taken to mean livelihood but it is inclusive of much
more. Itincludes all that Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) bestows on one of
his creatures. Thus, in a person's Rizq is their wealth, their
children, their natural abilities such as intelligence, etc.
Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) is Al-Ghani. Al-Ghani means "The Rich One":
Hewho does not depend foranything on anyone, He is entirely
self-sufficient. In fact, He is the means ofenrichment of all others.
Whichever human being does good, does so for his/her own benefit. If
everyone on earth were to become fully consciousof Allah's rights,
obey Himand thus do good, it would not increase His kingdom. And if
all human beings were to become disobedient to Him, that too would
only be their own loss and it would not decrease His kingdom or harm
Him in the least. Despite Allah's independence of His creation, He is
not unmindful of them and it does not prevent Him from being merciful
towards us.

Earliest Return for Silah Rehmi

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Of all
good deeds, the earliest return one gets is on Silah Rehmi (caring for
relatives); to the point that even if the members of a bad and
disobedient family (rebellious to Allah) practice Silah Rehmi their
wealth is increased. A person who practices Silah Rehmi never has any
member ofhis clan become dependent." [Saheeh Ibn Hibban]
Some people think that Silah Rehmi (taking care of relatives) can only
be done with money. This is a defective understanding. Silah Rehmi is
the effort one undertakes to bring any good and to prevent anything
bad from reaching your near and distant relatives.
Silah Rehmi is rewarded even if done by a Kaafir or Munaafiq. Of
course, their reward is limited to returns in this world only, for
they have no share in the Hereafter.

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