The Ruling on Preferring Matters of This World over Obedience to Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person prefers something from the matters of this world over obedience to Allah, is he considered a slave to that thing, such as one who prefers sleep over obedience to Allah?
Answer:
It is servitude, yes, he is a slave, but it is not servitude of disbelief; rather, it is servitude according to his attachment to that thing. Thus, this is from minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). What is the minor shirk that takes one out of the kingdom? The servitude here is not servitude of humiliation and submission; that is only for Allah. But it is a type of servitude and humiliation, and this does not necessitate disbelief.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person prefers something from the matters of this world over obedience to Allah, is he considered a slave to that thing, such as one who prefers sleep over obedience to Allah?
Answer:
It is servitude, yes, he is a slave, but it is not servitude of disbelief; rather, it is servitude according to his attachment to that thing. Thus, this is from minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). What is the minor shirk that takes one out of the kingdom? The servitude here is not servitude of humiliation and submission; that is only for Allah. But it is a type of servitude and humiliation, and this does not necessitate disbelief.
Source
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