Explanation

by Shaikh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan Since you have understood that tawhid is to single out Allah for one's worship, it is required from you to understand Shirk, because he who does not know something falls into it. It is thus, necessary for you to know the types of Shirk in order to avoid it, because Allah warned against Shirk and said, "Verily, Allah forgives not Shirk, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases." [surah an-Nisa (4): 48] - 26 - "Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode." [surah al-Maidah (5): 72] This is a great danger. It is required for you to understand it before any other danger because Shirk misguides intellect and understanding. It is required to know the meaning of Shirk from the Book and the Sunnah. Allah has not warned us against anything except that He has explained it to us and He has not commanded us with anything except that He explained it to the people. So, Allah would not forbid Shirk and not explain it. Rather, Allah has clearly explained it in the Quran, and the Messenger has explicitly clarified it in the Sunnah. So, if we want to know what Shirk is, we have to return back to the Book and the Sunnah and not refer to the speech of so and so. - 27 - Shaikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab writes, F IRST