What is the ruling on one who takes the rabbis and monks as lords?
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Question:
This questioner says: The detailed explanation mentioned regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning taking the rabbis and monks as lords has established in the second section that it is among the sins, and you have established (may Allah preserve you) in your explanation of the Book of Tawhid that it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Answer:
Yes, it is among the sins and it is minor shirk; there is no difference between a sin and shirk; shirk is called a sin. Yes.
This questioner says: The detailed explanation mentioned regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning taking the rabbis and monks as lords has established in the second section that it is among the sins, and you have established (may Allah preserve you) in your explanation of the Book of Tawhid that it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Answer:
Yes, it is among the sins and it is minor shirk; there is no difference between a sin and shirk; shirk is called a sin. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يتخذ الأحبار والرهبان أربابا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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