anything being associated
with Him in worship, but He
forgives whoever He wills
for anything other than that.”
(Soorat An-Nisaa’, 4:48) When the
Prophet was asked about
the greatest sin in the sight
of Allah, he replied, “To set
up a rival to Allah in worship
though He alone created
you.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree: 4207;
Saheeh Muslim: 86)- Indeed, shirk renders
acts of worship invalid
and worthless, as the
Qur’an states, “If they had