When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk, and when does it become minor shirk?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk, and when does it become minor shirk?

The Shaykh:
When does it become what?

The questioner:
When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk and when does it become minor shirk?

The Shaykh:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book *Tawhid*, established a chapter titled "The One Who Seeks Blessing from a Tree, a Stone, or Something Else." In this chapter, he cited the story of those who said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "Make for us a Dhat Anwat, just as they have a Dhat Anwat." He said, "You said, by Myself which is in My hand, just as the Children of Israel said: He said, 'Indeed, you are a people who know little.' These people who said this to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do anything; rather, they asked the Messenger and were cautious in the matter. The Messenger rebuked them, so they desisted. He rebuked them, so they desisted. The reason is that they were new to Islam and had ignorance. They embraced Islam during the Conquest of Makkah and went out with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for the Battle of Hunayn afterwards. So, they had ignorance, and therefore they said what they said. Allah excused them due to their ignorance because they did not act on it, and because they asked the Messenger. Did they proceed with this? They asked the Messenger, and when He forbade them, they stopped.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the questioner says: If one of them places in his car or...

The Shaykh:
The blessing is only from Allah. Seeking blessing (tabarruk) is only seeking blessing through the names and attributes of Allah; that is what one seeks blessing from. Yes.