Does committing sins count as a type of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does committing sins count as a type of shirk?
Answer:
No, it is not a type of shirk, but it is a sin and disobedience, a sin and disobedience, yes. Otherwise, if it were a type of shirk, it would not be forgiven[An-Nisa 4:48] This indicates that sins are not shirk, but rather they are less than shirk, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does committing sins count as a type of shirk?
Answer:
No, it is not a type of shirk, but it is a sin and disobedience, a sin and disobedience, yes. Otherwise, if it were a type of shirk, it would not be forgiven
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [125 /641] هل فعل المعاصي يعد نوعا من الشرك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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