Is everyone who is worshipped other than Allah called a taghut, even if they are among the righteous?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is everyone who is worshipped other than Allah called a taghut, even if they are among the righteous?
Answer:
No, the righteous one is not a taghut. But the taghut is the one who commands him, and that is Shaytan. The one who commands him is the taghut, and that is Shaytan. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is everyone who is worshipped other than Allah called a taghut, even if they are among the righteous?
Answer:
No, the righteous one is not a taghut. But the taghut is the one who commands him, and that is Shaytan. The one who commands him is the taghut, and that is Shaytan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كل من عُبد من دون الله يسمى طاغوتًا ولو كان من الصالحين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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