Is every kufr (disbelief) shirk (associating partners with Allah), and the meaning of taking one's desire as a god
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it correct for us to say that every kufr (disbelief) is shirk (associating partners with Allah), based on the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Jathiyah 45:23]
Answer:
This is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) who has taken his desire as a god. This is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), but he is not like the one who calls upon other than Allah; rather, he followed his desire, because following one's desire is the worst thing one can follow, leading to destruction, unless his desire is in accordance with the truth. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is it correct for us to say that every kufr (disbelief) is shirk (associating partners with Allah), based on the statement of Allah the Exalted:
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُAnswer:
This is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) who has taken his desire as a god. This is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), but he is not like the one who calls upon other than Allah; rather, he followed his desire, because following one's desire is the worst thing one can follow, leading to destruction, unless his desire is in accordance with the truth. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
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