The ruling on taking an intermediary without diverting any part of the worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who takes an intermediary between himself and Allah, but without diverting any part of the worship? Is this minor shirk?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), this is a bid'ah, and it is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah); a bid'ah and a means to shirk. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who takes an intermediary between himself and Allah, but without diverting any part of the worship? Is this minor shirk?
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), this is a bid'ah, and it is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah); a bid'ah and a means to shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03- شرح نواقض الاسلام -الناقض الثاني- وسائط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:54)
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