11 Nov 2021 By Know Muslim
TWO KINDS OF WORSHIP
We must stop here and understand two things because failure to comprehend them leads many to the wrong path. We are told that whatever a believer does is worship if his intention is sincere and he lives according to sunnah. In that case, every act of his is worship including eating and drinking, meeting others engaging in business and living with wife and children. Then, when he offers prayer that also is worship. Then, how to distinguish between two forms of worship. It is imperative that we understand the difference else we may stay on the wrong path.
FIRST TYPE, DIRECT WORSHIP
The difference lies in the fact that the worship of one kind is a direct worship whose objective is nothing more than obeying Allah . Examples are , pra,veu, Fasting, zakah remembrance of Allah (zikr), recital of Quran, charity, Hajj and Umrah. All these things arc done exclusively for Allah and they are direct forms of worship.
THE SECOND TYPE, INDIRECT
In contrast, there are some deeds which are personal or worldly needs but .Allah has assured the believer that if
he does them sincerely with an honest intention observing the limits of Allah and the sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then
Allah will reward the believer in like manner to the first kind . This kind of worship is not a direct kind but an
indirect worship.
TO MAKE A LAWFUL LIVING IS INDIRECT
If anyone earns livelihood to meet the rights of his wife and children and observes the limits of shariah with
the intention of making a lawful living then Allah regards the effort as a worship. In its essence the effort is not
worship; hence, this worship is of the second kind, an indirect worship.
DIRECT WORSHIP IS SUPERIOR
Obviously, direct worship is superior to indirect worship, thus when Allah has said that he created the jin and men to worship Him, He refers to the first kind of worship the direct one. He does not mean to include the second kind.
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