What is the correct Islamic legal position regarding "The Secret" and the Law of Attraction, which state that like attracts like, and that whatever good or bad befalls a person is a result of their thoughts?

The book "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne, which belongs to the New Thought movement, promotes dangerous metaphysical principles:

1. The Law of Attraction: It advocates abandoning work and relying on wishes, claiming that positive thoughts attract good, and negative thoughts attract evil. This contradicts Islamic law which commands striving, and contradicts reason which sees that this leads to the ruin of the world.

2. Deification of Man: It exaggerates the glorification of the human self, believing that man is capable of creation and bringing things into existence, which is polytheism (shirk) with Allah.

3. Unity of Existence (Wahdat al-Wujud): It propagates that the Creator and the creation are one and the same, and that man is God in a physical body.

4. Revival of Pagan Beliefs: It promotes beliefs and philosophies from Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism.

5. Attachment to the Universe: It calls for directing requests and desires to the universe instead of to Allah Almighty.

6. Opposition to Divine Decree and Destiny (Qada' and Qadar): The book denies that Allah has written the destinies of His creation, and this contradicts one of the pillars of faith.

7. Egoism and Liberation from Values: It calls for self-centeredness, shedding lawful and moral values, and pursuing desires.

Therefore, this book must be rejected and its deviations avoided.