Is following one's desires, obeying Satan, and obeying the self a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is following one's desires, obeying Satan, and obeying the self a form of shirk with Allah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. I have seen that whoever takes his desire as a god, as Allah said:[Al-Jathiyah 45:23], has taken his desire as a god, obeying its commands and avoiding what it forbids. If he follows his desire in everything and turns away from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, there is no doubt that this is disbelief. However, if he follows his desire in some matters or in some things, this is a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted, but he is not considered a disbeliever. For how few of us are there who are free from following some aspect of desire? Or rather, Allah knows best; no one is free from following some aspect of desire. But we seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is following one's desires, obeying Satan, and obeying the self a form of shirk with Allah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. I have seen that whoever takes his desire as a god, as Allah said:
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [509 /1350] هل من الشرك بالله اتباع الهوى وطاعة الشيطان، وطاعة النفس؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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