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TASHIH AL-MAFAHIM #20: BENARKAH TERDAPAT UNSUR SYIRIK DALAM SELAWAT TAFRIJIYYAH?
Is there an element of shirk in the Tafrijiyyah salawat?
Short answer
The Tafrijiyyah salawat contains no element of shirk. The letter ba’ in the phrase tanhallu bihi al-‘uqad is the ba’ of causation, meaning by reason of the Prophet SAW, and the matter falls under tawassul through the Prophet SAW.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Tashih al-Mafahim
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Tafrijiyyah salawat contains no element of shirk. The letter ba’ in the phrase tanhallu bihi al-‘uqad is the ba’ of causation, meaning by reason of the Prophet SAW, and the matter falls under tawassul through the Prophet SAW. It is permissible to recite it with the belief that the true effect comes only from Allah SWT. Those who do not practise it should not be blamed, and vice versa, since it is a matter of difference of opinion, though salawat taught by the Prophet SAW such as the Ibrahimiyyah is encouraged first.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “TASHIH AL-MAFAHIM #20: BENARKAH TERDAPAT UNSUR SYIRIK DALAM SELAWAT TAFRIJIYYAH?”, 29 October 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/tashih-al-mafahim/5033-tashih-al-mafahim-20-benarkah-terdapat-unsur-syirik-dalam-selawat-tafrijiyyah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/shirk-in-tafrijiyyah-salawat/