Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith

80 <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> <strong>Creed</strong>
1. Reliance on others for getting what can be sought only from Allah. Some
people put their full confidence and trust in dead persons and false deities
and exclusively rely on them for attaining vic<strong>to</strong>ry, security, provisions,
intercession, though all such acts are only bes<strong>to</strong>wed byAllah. Such a practice
is an act ofmajor shirk (polytheism).
2. Reliance on others for securing man's needs. Some people exclusively rely
on a king or a ruler for executing or securing a matter or averting harms
away from them.
3. Authorizing a man <strong>to</strong> act as an agent who is empowered <strong>to</strong> make sales and
purchases. It is, however, permissible. Yet, man should not exclusively
rely on his agent by believing that he is the real cause and manager ofhis
affairs. He should, in all spheres, exclusively rely on Allah believing that
He is the real origina<strong>to</strong>r and crea<strong>to</strong>r of all affairs.
Exclusively trusting in Allah and relying on Him for averting injuries and
acquiring provisions are of the most meri<strong>to</strong>rious devotional acts. Reliance on
others is, however, an act of major polytheism. Allah, Exalted and Glorified be
He, says:
'~..And upon Allah rely, ifyou should be believers"
(Qur'an: Al-Ma'idah: 23)
According <strong>to</strong> the aforementioned Qur'anic verse, Almighty Allah commands
the believers <strong>to</strong> exclusively rely on Him Alone. He, moreover, stipulates in another
verse that exclusively trusting in Allah is a prerequisite for the fulfillment of the
fundamentals ofbelief and Islam. Allah, Exalted be He, says:
'~nd Moses said, '0 my people, ifyou have believed in Allah, then
rely upon Him ifyou should be Muslims [i.e., submitting <strong>to</strong> Him}:"
(Q~an: YOnus: 84)
According <strong>to</strong> the aforementioned Qur'anic verse, complete faith and Islam
are invalidated by not having trust in Allah or relying on others though they are
incapable ofdoing anything. Such is the case ofthose who rely on the dwellers of
hallowed graves or false deities worshipped along with Allah.
Therefore, trusting Allah is an obliga<strong>to</strong>ry act of devotion, which should be
sincerely devoted <strong>to</strong> Allah only. It is one of the most elevated ranks of perfect
belief, since it is a preliminary <strong>to</strong> meri<strong>to</strong>rious good deeds. Therefore, when man
trusts Allah in all his devotional and worldly affairs, he will be truly sincere in his
behavior <strong>to</strong> Allah.