The Ruling on the Eternal Abode of the One Who Commits Minor Shirk in the Fire
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, honorable companions. This questioner says: Does the one who commits minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) remain in the Fire forever? And if the sins contained therein are outweighed by the good deeds, what is the servant’s fate then?
The Shaykh:
Only the disbeliever or the one who commits major shirk remains in the Fire forever. As for minor shirk, even if he is punished in the Fire for it, he does not remain in it forever. His ruling is the ruling of the people of major sins: if they enter the Fire, they will come out of it by their faith and their tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So this does not take the ruling of major shirk regarding eternal abode in the Fire.
The questioner:
Yes, and how is the question? And if the good deeds outweigh…
The Shaykh:
If his good deeds outweigh his bad deeds, and he has committed major shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is forgiven,[Al-A'raf 7:8] if his scales are heavy. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: [Al-A'raf 7:8] This applies to those who do not have shirk; there are no good deeds in shirk at all. There are no good deeds in major shirk at all; they have no good deeds because they are invalid. The good deeds of one who has committed shirk do not exist on the Day of Resurrection. [Al-Kahf 18:105] They were found.
This is only for Muslims and believers. That they have good deeds and bad deeds. Their good deeds and bad deeds are found.[Al-A'raf 7:8] And as for those whose scales are light, [Al-A'raf 7:9] they will be in Hellfire, abiding therein forever. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I ask Allah for your sake. And if the bad deeds, which include minor shirk, outweigh…
The Shaykh:
…the good deeds, then the servant is not saved; the warning applies to him. But he does not remain in the Fire forever, as long as he has tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and he has faith. He does not remain in the Fire forever, even if he is punished for it, and even if his stay in it is long, his ultimate destination is Paradise. Yes.
May Allah reward you, honorable companions. This questioner says: Does the one who commits minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) remain in the Fire forever? And if the sins contained therein are outweighed by the good deeds, what is the servant’s fate then?
The Shaykh:
Only the disbeliever or the one who commits major shirk remains in the Fire forever. As for minor shirk, even if he is punished in the Fire for it, he does not remain in it forever. His ruling is the ruling of the people of major sins: if they enter the Fire, they will come out of it by their faith and their tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So this does not take the ruling of major shirk regarding eternal abode in the Fire.
The questioner:
Yes, and how is the question? And if the good deeds outweigh…
The Shaykh:
If his good deeds outweigh his bad deeds, and he has committed major shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is forgiven,
So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَit is they who will be the successful.
فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَWe will not assign to them on the Day of Resurrection
فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِThis is only for Muslims and believers. That they have good deeds and bad deeds. Their good deeds and bad deeds are found.
So those whose scales are heavy - it is they
فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُscales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves
مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمThe questioner:
He says: I ask Allah for your sake. And if the bad deeds, which include minor shirk, outweigh…
The Shaykh:
…the good deeds, then the servant is not saved; the warning applies to him. But he does not remain in the Fire forever, as long as he has tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and he has faith. He does not remain in the Fire forever, even if he is punished for it, and even if his stay in it is long, his ultimate destination is Paradise. Yes.
Source
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