Nawaqid al Islam - The First Nullifier

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Nawaqid al Islam (The Nullifiers of Islam) by Muhammad ibn Abdil Wahhab

Explanation by Aboo Thaabit

The First Nullifier

Know that the Nullifiers of Islaam are ten. Are there only ten?

Sh Fawzaan said that some of the scholars have gather up to 400 things that you out of the fold of Islam.

Why does this book only mention 10?

This is for two reasons  

1. These are the gravest ones
2. A lot of people fall into these things

Shaykh Abdul Wahhab’s intention was to warn people about the major things that cause people to leave the fold of Islam

First: Shirk (associating partners) in the worship of Allah.

To know what is the definition of worship, you can look at this blogpost and see how Ibn Taymiyyah defined it. The scholars say that in order for something to be accepted there are two conditions:

1. To have sincerity (ikhlaas), otherwise Allah will not accept from you
2. Come with  the sunnah.

The Shaykh backs up his statement with evidence from the Quran where Allah says:

“Verily, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him in worship (i.e. Shirk), but He forgives what is less than that to whom He wills.” [Surah An-Nisa: 116]

And He says:

 “Verily, the one who mixes partners in worship with Allah (Shirk), then Paradise has been made forbidden for him and his final abode will be the Hellfire. And the wrongdoers will not have any helpers (in Hell).” [Surah Al-Maa’idah: 72]

Shirk is seen as a great injustice. How? We say that the definition of ‘dhulm’ is not only transgress but to replace something in other than its rightful place.

What is the right of Allah?

Allah has the right to be worshipped alone. So if a person takes this right and gives it to someone else, this is the worst type of injustice. Shirk is of many types and the Shaykh mentions the sacrifice for other than Allah. What falls into this is performing sacrifices to someone other than Allah, such as the person who offers a sacrifice to the Jinn or to a grave. Sacrificing is an act that Allah loves and is pleased with therefore it is an action of ibaadah. Those who sacrifice to Jinn or graves have committed shirk. This shows that there is no difference in who you sacrifice it to, they are one and the same! The most common type of shirk is in ibaadah.

Is a person forgiven due to ignorance regarding kufr or shirk?

Ignorance is of two types:

• One Allah will forgive
• One Allah will not forgive

In the first instance, if the person in question is truly ignorant and has never heard of tawheed or shirk then Allah will forgive it

In the second instance is a person who lies amongst Muslims and has heard of the Quran and at the very least heard of the Quran and Sunnah. This kind is not forgivable.

We have reached the end of the first nullifier. All good is from Allah and all bad is from me.