Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 43
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 43 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa has warned us against the varied and subtle forms of Shirk. He declared ostentation to be a form of Shirk as well, and said: "Whoever prays in order to show off, is guilty of Shirk. " 12 Hadrat Shadd a d ra bin Aus relates that he once asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , "After you are gone will your followers also be guilty of Shirk ?" The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said: "They will not worship the sun or the moon or stones or idols, but they will practice ostentation in their deeds. " 13 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa also said that All a h says: "I do not care for people who practice Shirk. Anyone who associates anyone else with Me in anything he does, I leave him to his own devices. " 14 Once Hadrat ‘Umar ra came out of the mosque and found Hadrat Mu‘ a z bin Jabal ra weeping near the tomb of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. When Hadrat ‘Umar ra asked him as to what was wrong, he said that he had recalled a H ad i th of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in which he had said: "Even the smallest ostentation is Shirk. " 15 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa considered belief in ill-omens to be a form of Shirk as well. 16 Once, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said in a Sermon: "O people, bearing false witness is