Does shirk (associating partners with Allah) occur in the Muslim community?
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The questioner:
He says: A Sufi told me that shirk does not occur in the Muslim community.
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
The Shaykh: Based on the saying of the ProphetRiyad as-Salihin 1594
The Shaykh:
The hadith does not state that shirk does not occur; rather, it states that Satan has despaired. The report is that Satan has despaired, and it does not say that shirk does not occur. It does not contradict the hadith at all.
He says: A Sufi told me that shirk does not occur in the Muslim community.
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
The Shaykh: Based on the saying of the Prophet
(ﷺ) as saying, "The Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who engage in prayer in the Arabian Peninsula
صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الشيطان قد يئس أن يعبده المصلون في جزيرة العرب،The Shaykh:
The hadith does not state that shirk does not occur; rather, it states that Satan has despaired. The report is that Satan has despaired, and it does not say that shirk does not occur. It does not contradict the hadith at all.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقع الشرك في الأمة الإسلامية؟ وما تأويل قول النبي –صلى الله عليه وسلم «إن الشيطان يئس أن يعبده.. — youtube.com
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