Seeking Blessing: Between Major and Minor Shirk
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and when does it become minor shirk?
The Shaykh:
Until it becomes.
The questioner:
Seeking blessing.
The Shaykh:
If one believes that the blessing comes from the created being, that is major shirk. If one believes that the created being is the cause of the blessing, that is minor shirk, unless the evidence indicates that this created being contains a blessing, in which case there is no harm. However, there is no evidence for this except for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); for anyone other than him, there is no evidence that he contains a blessing, whether from places, people, or… Yes.
The questioner asks: When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and when does it become minor shirk?
The Shaykh:
Until it becomes.
The questioner:
Seeking blessing.
The Shaykh:
If one believes that the blessing comes from the created being, that is major shirk. If one believes that the created being is the cause of the blessing, that is minor shirk, unless the evidence indicates that this created being contains a blessing, in which case there is no harm. However, there is no evidence for this except for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); for anyone other than him, there is no evidence that he contains a blessing, whether from places, people, or… Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — youtube.com (1:03:47)
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