What is the meaning of Hudhayfah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) statement: “If you died while it was upon you, I would not pray over you”?
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Question:
The questioner asks about the statement of the Companion Hudhayfah: “If you died while it was upon you, I would not pray over you.” He says: He did not fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah), but rather it was minor shirk. So what is the explanation of that?
Answer:
Yes, the explanation is that this is shirk, and one who dies upon shirk is not prayed over. Do not make distinctions in this matter. Yes.
The questioner asks about the statement of the Companion Hudhayfah: “If you died while it was upon you, I would not pray over you.” He says: He did not fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah), but rather it was minor shirk. So what is the explanation of that?
Answer:
Yes, the explanation is that this is shirk, and one who dies upon shirk is not prayed over. Do not make distinctions in this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قول حذيفة رضي الله عنه لو متّ وهو عليك ما صليت عليك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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