What Acts Fall Under Mazahir Of Ibadah And Hence Prohibited
@Irfan76 sir there’s a thing that i want to ask that once, while explaining Mazaahir of Shirk, you told that not every picture is worshiped, so only those specific pictures that are worshipped. Praying in front of those would only be prohibited. Similarly praying in front of fire won’t be prohibited, just a special type of fire with special settings that is used by fire worshippers. Praying in front of that would be prohibited. So i wanted to ask what exactly is the principle which we can apply to determine what comes under such prohibition? Is it that anything which is still being worshipped by people etc, that for example if a person prays Infront of it, the most obvious image that would go to others would be that this person is also worshipping it, so praying in front of that thing would be prohibited? Or is it that ‘anything’ that is worshipped, before in history or right now, and even praying in front of them would not give an obvious image to others that someone is worshipping it, that would also be Haram? Like for example if we get to know that in history, there was a civilization who used to worship Neem Tree, but now no one would perceive that a person is worshipping it he prays Infront of it. Or in an other example if in any tribe in Africa right now worships an Oak tree. So if someone prays in a park Infront of Oak tree in Pakistan, it’s nearly impossible that anyone would even perceive that someone is worshipping Oak tree, but still it would become Haram? So my question summarizes that is the principle attached to what is perceived by society and that falls in Mazaahir. Or anyyyything that was worshipped, whether or not it’s perceived by others as being worshipped, it becomes Haram as being mazaahir