As for the idols other than it, they are the stones to which they hasten with sacrifices and vows due to the weakness of their knowledge and the paucity of their understanding. They have not comprehended what the Commander of the Faithful said in al-Risāla al-Yāqūtiyya (The Ruby Epistle): 'Whoever offers a sacrifice to a visitation site (mazār) on earth, it is as if he offers it to one of the idols of Quraish.' Indeed, sacrifices, vows, and whatever means by which the servant draws near to his Master are [rightfully] for the People of Faith and the dwellings of concealment (mawāṭin al-kitmān); and it is not permissible with any of the forbidden things. This is the path to salvation and to the Highest Assembly."

Note: The sacrifice (qurbān) must not be intended except for Allah specifically. As for the People of Faith in Allah, they all belong to Allah; thus, he who works for them—[performing] a deed for the sake of Allah; it is as if he has done it for Allah. For were it not for his certainty in Allah and his obedience to Him, he would not have sought nearness through his deeds to the Friends of Allah (Awliyāʾ Allāh).

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Actions are but by intentions.' And the Almighty said:

{We feed you only for the sake of Allah; we wish not from you reward or gratitude.} (Al-Insān 9)

And the Lord Christ (peace be upon him) said in the Gospel of Matthew: