The word · Belief
الشِّرْكُ الأَصْغَر
Shirk Asghar
Minor shirk: acts like showing off in worship, which damage sincerity without putting a person outside Islam.
Also written · Minor shirk · Lesser shirk · Shirk al-Asghar · Shirk khafi · Hidden shirk · Riya · Riyaa · Showing off
The meaning
What Shirk Asghar means in Islam
The Prophet peace be upon him called showing off the lesser shirk, in a report collected by Imam Ahmad. Swearing by other than Allah, and saying what Allah and so and so willed, belong to the same family. The point is not to make a believer anxious about every sentence, but to keep worship pointed in one direction.
Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah
Read beside it
Words that sit beside it
- ShirkGiving to something other than Allah what belongs to Allah alone, above all worship.الشِّرْك
- IhsanTo worship Allah as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, knowing that He sees you.الإِحْسَان
- NifaqHypocrisy: showing belief outwardly while concealing disbelief, or acting against the faith one claims.النِّفَاق
More from Belief
- Adhab al-QabrThe punishment or ease a person meets in the grave, before the Day of Judgement arrives.عَذَابُ القَبْر
- AthariThe Sunni creed school that keeps to the wording of the texts and avoids theological speculation.الأَثَرِيَّة
- IslamSubmission to Allah: outwardly the five pillars, inwardly the handing over of the whole self.الإِسْلَام
- KutubThe scriptures Allah revealed, belief in them being one of the six articles of faith.الكُتُب
- QadaAllah's decree carried out: the partner word to qadr, though scholars differ over which term means which.القَضَاء
- SiratThe bridge laid over Hell that everyone must cross, at speeds matching their deeds.الصِّرَاط