“And I (Allah) created not the jinns
and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).” [adh-Dhaariyaat 51:56]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy
on him] said in defining worship:
“Worship is to do acts of obedience to Allaah, whether
they are commands which are obligatory upon us or recommended.”
He also said, “Worship includes every single deed that
Allaah Loves (meaning what He has Legislated in His religion), seeking His
Pleasure in your speech and deeds, in your inner and outer selves.”
Ibn al-Qayyim [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
Worship is connected to ones tongue and limbs all of
which stems from ones hearts (i.e. it includes your speech, deeds and beliefs).
Al-Qurtubee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
Worship has two components; that you humble and submit
yourself.
So the meaning of the Aayah is that Allaah, the Most
High, has informed us of the purpose of creation and the reason for why you
exist; to worship Him Alone. This is from the wisdom of our creation.
Ibn Katheer [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said about
this Aayah:
Worship is to obey Allaah by fulfilling His Commands
upon you and to leave what He has Prohibited. This, in essence, is the religion
of al-Islaam. Therefore, the meaning of Islaam is to submit yourself to Allaah,
the Most High.
This submission must comprise of humility towards Him,
obedience and total compliance (TN: These are three characteristics which
define worship, others from the scholars added a fourth, which is love.
Therefore, if any of these is directed at other than Allaah in its totality,
then the object has become the deity being worshipped).
Ibn Katheer [May Allaah have Mercy on him] also stated
in his Tasfeer:
The meaning of this Aayah is that Allaah Created the
creation to worship Him Alone, without having any partners. Whoever obeys Him
in this, He Will Reward them with the greatest of rewards and whoever disobeys
Him in this then He Will Punish them with the severest of torments.
At the same time, He has told us that despite the
command of worship upon us, He is not in any need of us or our worship towards
Him. Rather, we are the ones who are poor servants in front of Him. He is the
One Who is Rich and Provides the creation with their sustenance and rectifies
their affairs.
‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib [May Allaah be Pleased with him]
said about this Aayah (51:56), “This Aayah commands us to worship Him Alone and
to supplicate to Him Alone.”
Mujaahid [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said in
Tafseer of this Aayah, “We have not been created except that Allaah gives us
Commands and Prohibitions.”
Shaykh al-Islaam [May Allaah have Mercy on him] commented
after quoting Mujaahid: this explanation of the Aayah is more precise based on
the Aayah:
“Does man think that he will be left Suda [neglected
without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his
Lord (Allah) on him]?” [al-Qiyaamah 75:36]
[Fath al-Majeed Sharh Kitaab at-Tawheed (Pg. 10-11)]
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