Obedience as Shirk (Associating Partners with Allah) and Whether It Is Major
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Question:
The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is shirk in obedience all major shirk?
Answer:
No, it may be major shirk if one obeys him while knowing that he is contradicting the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. This is major shirk. As for if one obeys him while not knowing, but rather has a good opinion of him or thinks that he is on the truth, and follows him out of good opinion, then this does not become major shirk; it becomes minor shirk. Yes.
The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is shirk in obedience all major shirk?
Answer:
No, it may be major shirk if one obeys him while knowing that he is contradicting the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. This is major shirk. As for if one obeys him while not knowing, but rather has a good opinion of him or thinks that he is on the truth, and follows him out of good opinion, then this does not become major shirk; it becomes minor shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7/2/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط السابع / جزء٢ — youtube.com (29:07)
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