We believe that Allah Almighty created His servants to worship Him, according to the true faith, the religion of Ibrāhīm (peace be upon him). The Almighty Lord commanded both humankind and jinn to offer this worship, which has numerous forms, and none of them can be devoted to other than Allah Almighty. Forms of worship include supplication, reliance upon Allah, fear from Allah, hope for Allah's mercy and reward, seeking refuge with Allah, slaughtering sacrifices to Him, and seeking help and assistance from Him.
We believe that Allah Almighty created His servants to worship Him, and we know that the first command given in the Qur’an is to worship Allah alone, with no partner. Every prophet said to his people: {Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him.} [Surat al-A‘rāf: 65]
We know that worship is not accepted unless it is done sincerely for Allah's sake and in accordance with the guidance of His Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
Worship should be devoted to Allah Almighty alone, with no partner. Our Lord warns us against polytheism, major and minor. If anyone performs a deed sincerely for Allah's sake, yet not in accordance with the Prophet's guidance, his deed will be rejected. And if he performs a deed in accordance with the Prophet's guidance, yet not sincerely for Allah's sake, it will be rejected.
We know that worship rests upon three fundamentals: complete love, complete hope, and complete fear. The prophets and messengers (peace be upon them) possessed the greatest share of these things.
The greatest thing a believer should hope for is to see the countenance of Allah Almighty. This is the supreme bliss to be enjoyed by the dwellers of Paradise, in addition to the bliss they will already have. When the dwellers of Paradise enter Paradise, Allah will grant the believers an additional honor and benevolence, out of His grace and bounty, and allow them to look at Him. The worst thing the believers should fear is to be deprived of this bliss which will be particularly afforded to Allah's pious servants and denied to His enemies. Indeed, He will deprive all His enemies - the polytheists, the Jews, the Christians, the Magians, and the hypocrites - from looking at Him.
The Wasīlah is the seeking closeness to Allah Almighty through all that is pleasing to Him, be it obligatory or recommended. It also has another meaning, which occurs in the Hadīth that reads: "Ask Allah to give me the Wasīlah."
We believe that Allah Almighty commanded His servants to supplicate Him and He promised that He will respond to them. We know that we may implore Allah by His beautiful names and sublime attributes. Hence, the prophets and messengers would often supplicate Allah by His excellent names. The good times for supplication include the time after the performance of prayers, the time of breaking the fast, during Tawāf, upon Mount Safa and Mount Marwa, at ‘Arafat and Muzdalifah, and after throwing the pebbles.
As we may implore Allah Almighty by our belief in Him, we may also implore Him by our righteous deeds and different forms of worship. {When the prayer is over, disperse in the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah much so that you may be successful.}
It is not permissible to implore Allah Almighty by any means not sanctioned by Him. The people of jāhiliyyah used to seek closeness to Allah, the Exalted, by imploring Him through their idols and deities.