Things you must not do as a Muslim

The Invalidators of Islam
You should know, dear Muslim brother/sister , that
Allah made it obligatory upon all His slaves to enter
Islam and hold on to it, and warned them against
following other than Islam. He also sent His Prophet
Muhammad to call mankind to it. Allah has informed
us in the Quran that guided are those who follow
the teachings of Islam, and misguided are those
who reject them. He warned us in many Verses
against the causes of apostasy and all forms of
Shirk and disbelief Religious scholars have mentioned
that there are a number of invalidators that are
bound to take one out of the fold of Islam. For the
sake of attaining salvation in the Hereafter, I have
briefly cited in the following pages, with some
explanation, the ten most critical of these
invalidators so that you will avoid them and make
others aware of them.
1 . To associate others with Allah in
worship.
The Quran says:
"Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners with
Him in worship, but He forgives whom He pleases
other sins than this." (Soorah 4: 1
"Whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, Allah
will forbid him Paradise, and the Fire will be his
abode. For the wrongdoers there are no
helpers." (Soorah 5:72)
Forms of worship include calling upon the dead,
seeking their assistance, offering sacrifices to them, and
taking vows in their names.
2. To set up intermediaries between oneself and Allah,
seeking their intercession and putting absolute trust in
them. Those who do so are unanimously considered
disbelievers.
3. Not to accuse polytheists and those who commit Shirk
of disbelief, to be in doubt as to their being
disbelievers, or to approve of their beliefs.
4. To believe that the Prophet's guidance is not
complete or perfect or that other people's ruling and
judgment is better than his. Those who prefer the rule
of false gods are blatant disbelievers.
5 . Those who hate anything that the Prophet came with
are also disbelievers even if they act upon them. The
Quran says:
"That is because they hate that which Allah sent down,
so He has made their deeds fruitless." (Soorah 47:9)
6. Those who ridicule anything that Islam came with,
such as punishment and reward in the Hereafter, are
disbelievers. The Quran says:
"Say: 'Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His
Messenger, that you were mocking? Make no excuse;
you have rejected Faith after you had accepted
it." (9:65,66)
7. Magic in all its forms, including turning someone
away from somebody that he or she loves, and making
someone love someone or something he or she does not
normally like. Whoever practices magic or approves of it
is a disbeliever, as evidenced by the Quranic Verse that
says:
"But neither of these (two angels) taught anyone (such
things) without saying, We are only for trial, so
disbelieve not (by learning this magic from
us)." (Soorah 2:102)
8. To take the disbelievers for friends, give them
support and assistance against the Muslims is an act of
disbelief. The Quran says:
"And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship)
is of them. Verily Allah guides not a people
unjust." (Soorah 5:51)
9. Those who believe that it is in their power or
authority to for sake the law of Islam are disbelievers.
The Quran says:
"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will
never be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will
be one of the losers." (Soorah 3:85)
10. To turn away from Islam and to stubbornly refuse to
learn its teachings or act upon them. The Quran says:
"And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of
the Signs of his Lord, then he turns away there from?
Verily from those who transgress We shall exact (due)
retribution." (Soorah 32:22)
The fourth point mentioned above also includes those
people  who believe that man-made laws are better than
the Islamic Law.
It also includes people who believe that the Islamic Law
is not suitable to be implemented in the present
century or who falsely claim that Islam or Islamic laws
make Muslims backwardness or less advanced in some
spheres of life.
It also includes those who falsely claim that Islamic laws
are not applicable in other spheres of life apart from
regulating one's personal life with one's Lord.
It also includes those who believe that it is permissible
to dispense with the Islamic Law in matters relating to
the social life and the boundary limits for the lawful
and the unlawful even if they do not believe that other
laws are not better than the Islamic Law. For this means
that they have made lawful what Allah had already
made unlawful. Whoever makes lawful what Allah has
declared unlawful is a disbeliever with the unanimous
agreement of all Muslim scholars.
In all of these invalidators, there is no difference
between one who does them jokingly, seriously, or in
fear, except for one who is compelled against his will.
All of these matters are very dangerous and many of
them are occurring amongst the some Muslims of today.
Therefore, it is necessary for the Muslim to beware of
them and fear for himself concerning them.
In Summery
It is easy to become a Muslim. All a person has to
do is declare
Shahadah can be declared as follows:
Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illaallaah, wa ash-hadu anna
Muhammadan-ar-rasool ullaah
I bear witness that there is no God  worthy to be
worshiped but Allah, and I bear witness that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
We have to consider that when we declare from our
hearts, "There is no god worthy to be worshiped but
Allah." It implies on our part of love, devotion,
faith and obedience to the rules of Islamic
legislation which are legally binding on all Muslims.
It is a requirement of "there is no god worthy to
be worshiped but Allah," to love for the sake of
Allah and to reject for the sake of Allah. This is the
finest anchor of belief which make material the
meaning of "AL-WALA" and "AL-BARA" (love and
loyalty versus disavowal and enmity). It means that
a Muslim should love and be loyal to his Muslim
brothers. He should, as a practice, dissociate
himself completely from the practices of unbelievers
and refuse to be influenced by them, both in worldly
and religious matters.
When one truly believes that Islam is the true
religion of God and that "there is no god worthy to
be worshiped but Allah and Muhammad is His servant
and Messenger." Then he or she should declare the
Shahadah right away. He or she should not
hesitate.
We are given a certain lifespan. We do not know
when that life span will end. It may end this very
minute even. Therefore a person should say the
Shahadah and then work on becoming  the best
Muslim he or she can be.
Some of you will find some aspects of Islam
difficult at first. For instance some new Muslim
sisters find it difficult to wear Hijab at first.
However with time they have eventually grown in
their faith and are now wearing the full Islamic
dress and encouraging even sisters born into Muslim
families but went astray to wear full Islamic dress.
Some were vegetarian before they became Muslim.
Eating meat seemed impossible to them. Now after
a few years they have started to even eat meat.
Please do not worry about any barriers you may
have. Become Muslims and you will see those
barriers crashing down as you grow in your religion.
However one should recognize that Islam requires a
complete submission to the will of God. What Allah
has told us do we should try to do and what Allah
has told us not to do. We should not do.

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