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The Greatest Prohibitions
The Greatest Prohibitions
| Major Shirk: Takes one out of the fold of Islam. | Minor Shirk: Does not take one out of the fold of Islam. | Major Sins: Every action that is subjected to a specific punishment. | Minor Sins: Every forbidden act that is not subjected to a specific punishment. |
Allah sent him to all the people and made obedience to him obligatory upon people and jinn. The proof is His saying, «Say, [O Messenger], ‘O people, surely I am the Messenger of God to you all…» (Qur'an 7:158) (1(.
Allah has completed through him the religion. The proof is His saying, «… This day I have perfected for you your religion, completed My favor upon you, and have approved for you Islām as religion…» (Qur'an 5:3) (2(.
And the proof for his death– may Allah praise and send him peace- is, «Certainly you will die and they will die. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, you will dispute» (Qur'an 39:30-31).
The Prophet – may Allah praise and send him peace-was sent to all people. Due to this all other legislations that came before it became abrogated. Jews and Christians at the time of the Prophet– may Allah praise and send him peace- and in our time, if the message of Islam reaches them and they do not accept it are considered disbelievers, even if they are upon the same religion of Musa and Eesaa -may peace be upon them-.
His saying, «Say, 'O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you – that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah.” But if they turn away, then say, 'Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].» (Qur'an 3: 64).
The Prophetic saying, “I swear by He whose Hands my soul is in, there is not a Jew or a Christian that hears of me and then does not believe in me except he is from the people of the Hell-Fire” (Muslim and others).
(3) This verse is a proof against those who innovate acts of worship in the religion.
