What is the validity of the statement by some that when Allah the Exalted says (and keep me and my descendants from worshipping idols), it is a matter of instruction, not fear?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "He turns them however He wills," have said that this is a matter of instruction, not a matter of fear of shirk (associating partners with Allah) or fear of the heart being turned. Is this correct?

Answer:
Instruction of what? It is instruction regarding the fear of shirk. It is a matter of instruction, but instruction regarding the fear of shirk. If Ibrahim feared it for himself because he feared the deviation of the heart , then no one is safe from deviation for themselves, and no one is protected from sin except those whom Allah has protected. So it is a matter of instruction, meaning instruction regarding the fear of shirk and that a person is not safe for themselves no matter how high their religion and knowledge may be. Yes.