Description of one who commits shirk (associating partners with Allah) as a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) while reciting the testimony of faith
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Question:
Perhaps this is the second to last question. The questioner says: If a person commits shirk, such as seeking healing for his sick person from other than Allah, do we say that he is a mushrik, or do we say that his act is shirk, even though he says "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), fasts, and performs Hajj?
Answer:
If he has no excuse for removing the shirk from himself, then he is a mushrik. However, if he is ignorant, or follows a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid), or has a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) that he believes to be correct, then this is clarified to him. If he persists, then he is ruled to be a mushrik because his excuse has ceased. Yes.
Perhaps this is the second to last question. The questioner says: If a person commits shirk, such as seeking healing for his sick person from other than Allah, do we say that he is a mushrik, or do we say that his act is shirk, even though he says "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), fasts, and performs Hajj?
Answer:
If he has no excuse for removing the shirk from himself, then he is a mushrik. However, if he is ignorant, or follows a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid), or has a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) that he believes to be correct, then this is clarified to him. If he persists, then he is ruled to be a mushrik because his excuse has ceased. Yes.
Source
التكفير بين الإفراط والتفريط — alfawzan.live (1:15:47)
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