What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: "And that you associate with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know" (Surat al-A'raf 33)
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Question:
This person asks, saying that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest of sins, but speaking about Allah without knowledge comes after shirk[Al-A'raf 7:33].
Answer:
We say, yes, speaking about Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk. Because shirk is a type of speaking about Allah without knowledge; the one who associates partners with Allah has no knowledge. So shirk is a type of speaking about Allah without knowledge. Speaking about Allah without knowledge includes shirk and includes other things, so it is broader. Yes.
This person asks, saying that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest of sins, but speaking about Allah without knowledge comes after shirk
and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."
وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَAnswer:
We say, yes, speaking about Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk. Because shirk is a type of speaking about Allah without knowledge; the one who associates partners with Allah has no knowledge. So shirk is a type of speaking about Allah without knowledge. Speaking about Allah without knowledge includes shirk and includes other things, so it is broader. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿وأن تشركوا بالله ما لم ينزل به سلطانا وأن تقولوا على الله ما لا تعلمون﴾الأعراف33 — youtube.com
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