Do some of the people of innovation cite the statement, "What I fear most for you is shirk (associating partners with Allah)," to argue that there is no shirk in this Ummah?

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some of the people of innovation cite what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "What I fear most for you is shirk?" Yes. They say, "What I fear most for you is shirk" because there is no shirk in the Muhammadan Ummah.

Answer:
The hadith did not say that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What I fear most for you is shirk." Rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) feared for his Companions minor shirk. He said, "The most frightening thing I fear for you is minor shirk." When he was asked about it, he said, "It is riya' (showing off in worship)." As for poverty, the hadith reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) is that he said, "What I fear most for you is not poverty, but rather that the world be spread out before you and you compete for it as they competed for it, and it destroys you as it destroyed them." This is the reported hadith. As for shirk, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) feared it even for his Companions, and the most frightening thing he feared for them was minor shirk. Yes.