Types Of Shirk

The scholars have disagreed on the distribution revealed essentially not shirk even apart from the three use the word shirk that have been discussed above. But the division that summarizes all we can say that shirk is divided into two:

1. Shirk Akbar.

Shirk is divided into two:

1) Shirk related to the Essence of Allah Wa Subhaanahu in Ta'aalaa or shirk rububiyah God Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa. Shirk is divided into two:

1) Shirk in ta'thil, as shirk by Pharaoh and the people atheists.

(2) Shirk made by people who make other gods besides Allah Wa Subhaanahu deny Ta'aalaa but not asthma (the names), and attributes his rububiyah, as carried out by shirk those Christians who make God Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa as one of the three gods (Trinity).

2) Shirk related to the worship of God or Ta'aalaa Wa Subhaanahu in uluhiyyah shirk. Shirk are four types:

(1) Shirk in supplication; that call upon besides Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa.

(2) Shirk in the intentions, desires and wishes. Charitable because it addressed to other than Allah Wa Subhaanahu reward Ta'aalaa lost cause.

(3) Shirk in keta'atan; is an obedient servant to the creatures of God ma'shiyat deed Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa.

(4) Shirk in mahabbah; is a slave to love a creature like his love for God Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa.

2. Ashghar shirk.

Shirk Ashghar divided into two:

1) The Zahir (look);

- Doing charity with riya `. Committing the act to other than Allah who Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa Zahir (look) for his Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa God, but in his heart is not sincere because God Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa.

- With the words, like swear by other than Allah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'aalaa, saying: Syaa Allah wa Ma `ta Syi.

2) The Khafiyy (faint); That is something that sometimes occurs in word or deed man without realizing that it is shirk. This is based on the hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas-friendly radliyallaahu "anhuma-that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said:

"Shirk is more subtle for my people (dim) of the ants on the barjalannya slippery rock (black)." (The hadeeth is dishahihkan by Sheikh Al-Albani in Saheeh Al-Jami 'Ash Sagheer, hadeeth no 3730 and 3731)

Because it was so smooth that shirk the Companions asked the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam how to avoid this shirk? Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: Say (Read) by you all

"O Allah, we seek refuge in You from doing (our) associating you with something that we know and we beg your forgiveness for the things we did not know." (Reported by Imam Ahmad, 4 / 403, and Ath Thabrani in Mu'jam Kabir and Ausathnya as stated by al-Haithami 10/223-224. Al Haithami said: Rawi-Ahmad rawinya-narrator is a narrator other than Abu Ali saheeh and it is considered by Ibn tsiqah Hibban).

(Excerpted from the book Sharh Nawaqidhit Tauhiid, writing Sheikh Abu Usamah Hasan ibn Ali Al-Awaji, Maktabatul Liinah, first cet, 1993-1413)