Which outward and inward acts are included in worship?
2026-09-21
T28 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
وَالدُّعَاءِ وَالذِّكْرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ وَأَمْثَالِ ذَلِكَ مِنْ الْعِبَادَةِ. وَكَذَلِكَ حُبُّ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَخَشْيَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْإِنَابَةُ إلَيْهِ، وَإِخْلَاصُ الدِّينِ لَهُ وَالصَّبْرُ لِحُكْمِهِ وَالشُّكْرُ لِنِعَمِهِ وَالرِّضَا بِقَضَائِهِ وَالتَّوَكُّلُ عَلَيْهِ.
English translation
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Supplication, remembrance, recitation, and similar things are acts of worship. Likewise, love of Allah and His Messenger, fear of Allah, turning to Him, sincerely devoting the religion to Him, patience with His judgment, gratitude for His blessings, contentment with His decree, and reliance upon Him [are acts of worship].
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/149
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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