Question:
Aslamualaykum
I just wanted to ask about this article. http://www.naqshbandi.org/teachings/topics/on-hidden-shirk/
Does this mean that if someone worships Allah for paradise he is committing shirk that takes him out of Islam. Or does it have a different meaning. I am confused on this.
Wasslaam
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
No, it is correct to worship Allah hoping for Paradise and fearing Hellfire; however, we also need to know He does not owe us anything. In other words we owe Him worship just because He is our Rabb Who created us–not because of Paradise and Hell. {Ya ayyuha al-nas u’budu Rabbakum al-ladhi khalaqakum}.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
