Does minor shirk fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him)?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner, who used the initials S and 'A for his name, says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person dies upon minor shirk, is he under the will of Allah such that Allah forgives him, or does he fall under the general meaning of the verse that Allah does not forgive association with Him? Please guide us in light of this question.

Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. Some hold that minor shirk falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted , so if one does not repent from it, he must be punished for it. However, if he is punished, he will not remain in the Fire eternally as the one who committed major shirk does; rather, he will be punished according to the measure of his sin and then brought out of the Fire.
Like the other sinners among the monotheists. Other scholars hold that it falls under forgiveness; that minor shirk falls under forgiveness and is subject to the will of Allah: if Allah wills, He forgives its perpetrator, and if He wills, He punishes him for it. And that the saying of Allah the Exalted refers to major shirk, which takes one out of the religion. Yes.