Is it true that the first polytheists did not fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah) in lordship?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Did the first polytheists not fall into shirk in lordship? Does that mean they did not invoke the idols with what is specific to the attribute of Lordship, Glorious and Exalted is He, such as seeking offspring and healing?
Answer:
No, they did fall into shirk in lordship, but most of what they fell into was shirk in worship, in the worship of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. That is what they mostly fell into. So if they fell into shirk in lordship as well, that is more severe, because they associated partners with Allah in both worship and lordship, and that is more severe. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Did the first polytheists not fall into shirk in lordship? Does that mean they did not invoke the idols with what is specific to the attribute of Lordship, Glorious and Exalted is He, such as seeking offspring and healing?
Answer:
No, they did fall into shirk in lordship, but most of what they fell into was shirk in worship, in the worship of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. That is what they mostly fell into. So if they fell into shirk in lordship as well, that is more severe, because they associated partners with Allah in both worship and lordship, and that is more severe. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [742- 4717] هل صحيح أن المشركين الأوائل لم يقعوا في شرك الربوبية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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