Attachment to Causes Is Shirk
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Question:
A shaykh asks about the ruling on attachment to causes, and whether it contradicts reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Attachment to causes is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Attachment to causes is shirk. And relying on Allah while abandoning the causes is a deficiency in the Shari'ah. Yes. It is necessary to combine both: taking the beneficial causes while relying on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). One should not rely on Allah and abandon the causes, for Allah forbids that. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: "And take your precaution." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of those who rely on Allah, and he took the causes (peace and blessings be upon him). So one should not limit oneself to reliance alone, nor limit oneself to the causes alone, but rather combine them. This is what is prescribed for the Muslim. Yes.
A shaykh asks about the ruling on attachment to causes, and whether it contradicts reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Attachment to causes is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Attachment to causes is shirk. And relying on Allah while abandoning the causes is a deficiency in the Shari'ah. Yes. It is necessary to combine both: taking the beneficial causes while relying on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). One should not rely on Allah and abandon the causes, for Allah forbids that. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: "And take your precaution." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of those who rely on Allah, and he took the causes (peace and blessings be upon him). So one should not limit oneself to reliance alone, nor limit oneself to the causes alone, but rather combine them. This is what is prescribed for the Muslim. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، التعلق بالأسباب شرك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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