Fatwa ID: 06986

Answered by: Alimah Sherbhanu Jadwat

Question:  

In Islam one has to submit his will to the Almighty God. So, is having a session with a dominatrix considered as committing shirk as one has to submit his will to the dominatrix?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Shirk means to assign partners to Allah in worship; dua; His Quality of being Creator and Sustainer of the entire cosmos ; His Ahkaam / Laws and in Allah Alone being the King and Ruler of all the worlds.

Submitting oneself  temporarily to another human in a halaal way , does not constitute shirk. This is usually the case when one submits to a teacher or spiritual guide. One understands that the other has greater knowledge, expertise and experience, thus one submits oneself to the ustad / sheikh to attain the maximum ilmi and ruhaani benefits.

Submitting oneself temporarily to another human in a haraam way , is a great danger to one’s Imaan. It is pure shaitaaniyah and a major sin bordering upon kufr.

Whilst submitting to a domanatrix when one knows what one is doing is wrong , is not shirk ; there is a great probability that it will culminate in shirk.

If one utters or does anything  that constitutes any type of shirk , eg, uttering ‘I am your slave ; your wish is my command ‘ in response to haraam commands , or bows or makes sajdah to  another , then one loses one’s Imaan.

References:

انواع الشرك المنصوصة

الشرك في الابادة ؛ الشرك في الدعاء ؛ الشرك في الربوبية ؛ الشرك في الحكم ؛ الشرك في الملك والسلط

ص٣٢

شرح العقيدة الطحاوية

لابن أبي العز علي بن علي بن محمد

زمزم ببلشرز   كراتشي

[و لا يشرك بحكمه أحدا] سورة الكهف

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Sherbhanu Jadwat

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham