The required conditions to accept an act of worship
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
Peace and blessings be upon whom Allah sent as a mercy to the Worlds, and on
his Family, Companions and Brothers till the Day of Recompense.
Indeed, Ahl As-Sunna Wal Jamâ`a (People of the Sunna and Community) have stated that worship
is not regarded correct or accepted unless it is based on two great
fundamentals:
Firstly: worshipping Allah  Alone without ascribing any partner
to Him, which is sincerity i.e. acts of worship have to be dedicated to Allah
only, free from any blemish of Shirk (polytheism). Since every act of
worship mingled with Shirk will be in vain; Allah تعالى said:
﴿وَلَقَدْ
أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ
لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ. بَلِ اللهَ فَاعْبُدْ
وَكُنْ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ﴾ [الزمر: 65-66]
The meaning of the verse:
﴾And
indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad  ) as it was to those (Allah's Messengers) before you: ‹If you
join others in worship with Allah, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in
vain and you will certainly be among the losers.› Nay! But worship Allah (Alone
and none else) and be among the grateful.﴿ [Az-Zumar
(The Groups): 65-66].
Allah also said:
﴿وَلَوْ
أَشْرَكُواْ لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [الأنعام:
88].
The meaning of the verse:
﴾But
if they had joined in worship others with Allah, all that they used to do would
have been of no benefit to them.﴿ [Al-An
̀âm (The Beasts): 88].
As it is, basically, implied that Allah is the only Legislator of
acts of worship; Allah تعالى said:
﴿أَمْ لَهُمْ
شُرَكَاء شَرَعُوا لَهُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَن بِهِ اللهُ﴾
[الشورى : 21].
The meaning of the verse:
﴾Or have they partners with Allah (false gods) who have instituted for
them a religion which Allah has not ordained?﴿ [Ash-Shûra (The Consultation): 21].
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