Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

The Muslims however always willingly and respectfully accepted and
obeyed the decision made by Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) as Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an:
024.051 The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and
His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and
we obey. And such are the successful.
This verse praises those Muslims who used to follow the decisions of the
Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) which have come to
us in the form of hadith. Those who do not accept the decisions of
Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) have been rebuked.
Allah Almighty has commanded us not only to obey Him but also the
Messengers. As Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an:
024.052 He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and
keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious.
047.033 O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and render
not your actions vain.
In these two verses, two commands have been given: to obey Allah (by
following the Qur’an) and to obey the Messenger by following his example.
If there was no value or importance in the Prophet’s actions or sayings then
Allah would not command the obedience of the Messengers as well as
Himself. But we learn that the truly victorious are those who follow Allah
Almighty and His chosen messengers (May Allah be pleased with them all).
As Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an.
The Hypocrites
During the time of Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
there were people in Madina that believed in Allah and Muhamamd ( may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) to be the Messenger of Allah.
However they were known as hypocrites because they simply accepted the
words and actions of the Prophet from the tongue but denied him from the
heart. This meant they did not truly accept the Prophets’ personality, actions,
decisions or prophethood. The hypocrites of Madina who denied the Prophet
in their hearts but accepted him by tongue were not the polytheist but were
Jews. Now the Jews did not deny Allah, but they denied the Messenger; they
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