Speaking about Allah without knowledge and shirk: which is greater
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: It is well known and established that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest of major sins. I have heard that speaking about Allah without knowledge is a greater crime than shirk. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
Yes, they cite as evidence that Allah mentioned it in Surat al-An'am[Al-A'raf 7:33] and placed it above shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Surat al-A'raf, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: It is well known and established that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest of major sins. I have heard that speaking about Allah without knowledge is a greater crime than shirk. Is this correct?
The Shaykh:
Yes, they cite as evidence that Allah mentioned it in Surat al-An'am
and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."
وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Surat al-A'raf, yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (57:33)
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