Fear of People and Whether It Is Minor Shirk
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is minor shirk.
The Shaykh:
A pattern.
The questioner:
He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of shirk is shirk.
The Shaykh:
My brother, he did not say that. Fear of the created, fear of shirk. Well, this is fine, yes.
The questioner:
It is a misreading, Shaykh. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of humans is minor shirk.
The Shaykh:
Yes. If he fears them with the fear of the heart, the fear of worship, then it is shirk, major shirk, not minor. But if he fears them with natural fear, like fearing a thief, fearing a highway robber, fearing an enemy, then there is no harm in that, yes. Natural fear, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is minor shirk.
The Shaykh:
A pattern.
The questioner:
He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of shirk is shirk.
The Shaykh:
My brother, he did not say that. Fear of the created, fear of shirk. Well, this is fine, yes.
The questioner:
It is a misreading, Shaykh. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that fear of humans is minor shirk.
The Shaykh:
Yes. If he fears them with the fear of the heart, the fear of worship, then it is shirk, major shirk, not minor. But if he fears them with natural fear, like fearing a thief, fearing a highway robber, fearing an enemy, then there is no harm in that, yes. Natural fear, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 17 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/أدران القلب/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (44:51)
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