What is the ruling on believing that some things are a cause for the removal or repelling of affliction?
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Question:
He says: You mentioned that believing that those things are a cause for the removal or repelling of affliction is not major shirk (associating partners with Allah), but rather minor shirk.
Answer:
Because Allah did not make them causes; it is you who made them a cause. So if you rely on them and believe that they remove affliction and repel it, this is shirk of calamity, yes.
He says: You mentioned that believing that those things are a cause for the removal or repelling of affliction is not major shirk (associating partners with Allah), but rather minor shirk.
Answer:
Because Allah did not make them causes; it is you who made them a cause. So if you rely on them and believe that they remove affliction and repel it, this is shirk of calamity, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم اعتقاد أن بعض الأشياء سبب لرفع البلاء أو دفعه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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