The Difference Between the Second Nullifier and the First Nullifier

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the difference between the second nullifier and the first? Because the polytheists, both in the past and the present, say that we only take them as intercessors.

Answer:
The second is a type of the first. The first is general, and this one is specific. The Shaykh focused on it because it is prevalent among people. The worship of shrines, graves, the awliya (close friends of Allah), and the righteous is widespread among people. As for the worship of stones, trees, and such things, no Muslim approves of it. But as for the worship of graves, many who claim to be Muslims approve of it and consider it part of Islam. Therefore, the Shaykh focused on this and specified it; it is a type of the first, but it is the reality in the lives of many who claim to be Muslims. We do not say Muslims, but rather those who claim to be Muslims. Yes.