Is obeying one's desires considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Does obeying one's desires amount to taking them as a rival to Allah?
Answer:
[Al-Furqan 25:43] If he obeys his desires and disobeys Allah, and follows his desires, then he has taken his desires as a god. He has taken his desires as a god, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Does obeying one's desires amount to taking them as a rival to Allah?
Answer:
Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire?
أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تعد طاعة الهوى شركا بالله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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