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Majmu' al-FatawaIbn Taimiya

And the Commander of the Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattāb, used to say in his supplication to Him:

“O Allah, make all my deeds righteous, make them devoted solely to seeking Your Face, and let no one else have any share in them.”

Allah Most High says:

“Or do they have partners who have prescribed for them a religion that Allah has not authorized?”

In the two Sahīh collections, Ā’ishah relates that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Whoever introduces into this matter of ours something that does not belong to it, it is rejected.”

Another wording in the Sahīh reads:

“Whoever performs a deed that does not accord with our teaching, it is rejected.”

It is also reported in the Sahīh and elsewhere that Allah Most High says:

“I have no need whatsoever of partners. Whoever performs a deed in which he associates someone else with Me, I disown it, and it belongs entirely to the one he associated with Me.”

For this reason, the jurists have said that acts of worship must be based on revealed prescription. Thus, the two Sahīh collections relate that Umar ibn al-Khattāb kissed the Black Stone and said:

“By Allah, I know that you are a stone that can neither harm nor benefit. Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, kiss you, I would not have kissed you.”

Allah, glorified is He, has commanded us to follow the Messenger, obey him, remain loyal to him and love him, and to hold Allah and His Messenger dearer than all else. He has promised us His love and honour through our obedience to and love for His Messenger. Allah Most High says:

“Say, ‘If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins.’”

Allah Most High also says:

“If you obey him, you will be guided.”

And Allah Most High says:

“Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide there forever. That is the great triumph.”

There are many similar passages in the Quran.

In this matter, no one should depart from what the Sunnah has established and the revealed Law has prescribed

وَكَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ لَهُ: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَمَلِي كُلَّهُ صَالِحًا وَاجْعَلْهُ لِوَجْهِك خَالِصًا وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِأَحَدِ فِيهِ شَيْئًا. وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ شَرَعُوا لَهُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنْ بِهِ اللَّهُ} . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ {مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ} وَفِي لَفْظٍ فِي الصَّحِيحِ {مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ} وَفِي الصَّحِيحِ وَغَيْرِهِ أَيْضًا يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {أَنَا أَغْنَى الشُّرَكَاءِ عَنْ الشِّرْكِ؛ مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا أَشْرَكَ فِيهِ غَيْرِي فَأَنَا مِنْهُ بَرِيءٌ؛ وَهُوَ كُلُّهُ لِلَّذِي أَشْرَكَ} . وَلِهَذَا قَالَ الْفُقَهَاءُ: الْعِبَادَاتُ مَبْنَاهَا عَلَى التَّوْقِيفِ كَمَا فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّهُ قَبَّلَ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ وَقَالَ " وَاَللَّهِ إنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّك حَجَرٌ لَا تَضُرُّ وَلَا تَنْفَعُ وَلَوْلَا أَنِّي رَأَيْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَبِّلُك مَا قَبَّلْتُك " وَاَللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَمَرَنَا بِاتِّبَاعِ الرَّسُولِ وَطَاعَتِهِ. وَمُوَالَاتِهِ وَمَحَبَّتِهِ. وَأَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إلَيْنَا مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَضَمِنَ لَنَا بِطَاعَتِهِ وَمَحَبَّتِهِ مَحَبَّةَ اللَّهِ وَكَرَامَتَهُ. فَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {قُلْ إنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ} وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَإِنْ تُطِيعُوهُ تَهْتَدُوا} وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ} وَأَمْثَالُ ذَلِكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيرٌ. وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فِي هَذَا عَمَّا مَضَتْ بِهِ السُّنَّةُ وَجَاءَتْ بِهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ