Worship, is represented in several types

[AbuHossam]

Moreover, worship, O believers, is represented in several types, as follows:

First: Worships of the heart: These acts of worship occur in the heart such as the fear and love of Allah, the most Purified, and sensing His greatness. This is the basis of all acts of worship, whose sound leads to the soundness of the rest of the acts of worship. It is their basis, and according to the extent of realizing it shall be the materialization of other acts of worship, and likewise its weakness weakens others as well.


Second: The physical acts of worship: These acts of worship are carried out physically, through bodily limbs and faculties. So, the slave remembers his Lord with his tongue, prays or fasts or performs pilgrimage using the rest of his faculties and limbs.


Third: Financial acts of worship: People vary in these acts of worship in terms of capability and incapability. So, they need to understand what the human being should spend, whether with regards to the financial obligations of Zakah, or those which are lesser such as charity, and so on. People vary in their financial capacity, and what they must do.


There are acts of worship that bring all these types under one fold (the heart, physical, and financial worships) in the same essence, such as Hajj and Umrah, and others.


It is part of Allah 's test for His slaves, that He tested them by their souls that are inclined towards evil, and some of the demons amongst mankind and the jinn; to adorn for them the opposition of the commandment of their Lord and turn them away from it. Hence anyone that seeks to survive in this world and the other should ask for the assistance of his Lord to make his heart firm on the truth, so that he may act according to the wish of Allah, treading the path to achieve his goal and realize his end.

Due to Man's great need for the help of his Lord, Allah collected and combined in His book between worship and seeking His aid as He said,

( إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ )


You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help [Al-Fatihah: 5].


Ibn Taymiyyah, May Allah bestow mercy on him, says, "The slave of Allah is at all times in need of the assistance of Allah in obedience to Him, and affirming his heart.

Ibn Rajab, May Allah bestow mercy on him, says, "Hence, the slave of Allah needs to seek the assistance of Allah in executing the commandments and avoiding the prohibitions and to exercise patience over all destinies, in this life, at death and after death during the horrors of the barzakh (life between this world and the hereafter) and on the Day of Judgment, and no one has the ability to assist in doing that except Allah the Almighty. So whoever, fulfills seeking assistance from Him to do all that, He would help him. "


The essence of seeking help from Allah, O believers is for the slave to ask for help from Allah, the most High, in all affairs of his religion, this world and the hereafter. The Prophet (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), has guided us to that, as narrated in the hadith of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them: "If you seek help, seek help from Allah " (At-Tirmidhi).

The slave of Allah always stands in need of his Lord, the most Purified, because he is helpless and he has no might except through Allah , he is poor and can't do without Allah , and he is weak and has no strength except from Allah .

In all his conditions he is in need of guidance and assistance. He needs Allah to make him firm upon the truth that pleases his Lord. He needs Allah to forgive him his sins and shortcomings, cover his flaws and defects, turn away from him evils and tribulations. He is truly in need of his Creator, the most Glorified and Exalted in every moment, because his demands and needs spin around the clock and the hours of the day and night without stopping, and he owns nothing but to seek assistance from Allah , the Strong, who is capable of everything, in Whose hands lies the achievement of all benefit and warding off of all harm. None brings about good but He, and none wards off sins or evils but He, the most Purified. The Almighty said,

( وإن يمسسك الله بضر فلا كاشف له إلا هو وإن يمسسك بخير فهو على كل شيء قدير )


And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things [Al-An'am: 17].


The Almighty Allah also said,


( وإن يمسسك الله بضر فلا كاشف له إلا هو وإن يمسسك بخير فهو على كل شيء قدير )


And if Allah touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He wills. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful [Yunus: 107].


O believers!

With respect to people's relationship with Almighty Allah's saying:


( إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ )


You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help