Is verbal disavowal of the awliya sufficient for the validity of tawhid?
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Question:
The questioner says: My grandmother was very uneducated, and she has passed away (may Allah have mercy on her). She used to repeat shirk phrases and call upon the awliya. When I grew up and learned that this is shirk, I always taught her to disavow the awliya, saying, "I am disavowed of so-and-so Shaykh." His question is: Is that sufficient for the validity of her tawhid?
Answer:
If you disavow the awliya of Satan, you disavow the awliya of Satan. As for the awliya of the Most Merciful, you do not disavow them. But the awliya of Satan, the misguiders, you must disavow them. Whoever does not disavow them is like them. Yes.
The questioner says: My grandmother was very uneducated, and she has passed away (may Allah have mercy on her). She used to repeat shirk phrases and call upon the awliya. When I grew up and learned that this is shirk, I always taught her to disavow the awliya, saying, "I am disavowed of so-and-so Shaykh." His question is: Is that sufficient for the validity of her tawhid?
Answer:
If you disavow the awliya of Satan, you disavow the awliya of Satan. As for the awliya of the Most Merciful, you do not disavow them. But the awliya of Satan, the misguiders, you must disavow them. Whoever does not disavow them is like them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تكفي البراءة القولية من الأولياء في صحة التوحيد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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