The Fate of One Who Dies upon Minor Shirk and the Hadith of Intercession
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The questioner:
The enclosure. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6304 The question is: Does this include the one who dies in the greatest hardship?
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this: Is the ruling for minor shirk the same as the ruling for major sins that are less than major shirk, such that it is under Allah’s will, or is it necessary that one be punished for minor shirk, but he will not remain in the Fire eternally? It is necessary that he be punished, as long as he did not repent, for Allah will not forgive him minor shirk; rather, he must be punished for it, but he will not remain in the Fire eternally as the one who committed major shirk does.
The questioner:
It is greater than shirk, whereas attributing something to Allah without knowledge is a statement, while the polytheist is in a state of action.
The Shaykh:
Attributing something to Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk, because shirk is part of attributing something to Allah without knowledge. For the one who attributes something to Allah without knowledge, he has taken partners and guardians for Him, calling upon them besides Him and saying, “Allah has legislated this for us,” or “Allah has legislated this for us.” And the one who exposes his private parts during tawaf says, “Allah has commanded us to do this.” This is attributing something to Allah without knowledge, may Allah protect us from it. This is greater than shirk, because shirk is part of attributing something to Allah without knowledge.
The questioner:
Allah is the Greatest.
The enclosure. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
For every prophet there is one (special invocation (that will not be rejected)
لكل نبي دعوة مستجابةThe Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this: Is the ruling for minor shirk the same as the ruling for major sins that are less than major shirk, such that it is under Allah’s will, or is it necessary that one be punished for minor shirk, but he will not remain in the Fire eternally? It is necessary that he be punished, as long as he did not repent, for Allah will not forgive him minor shirk; rather, he must be punished for it, but he will not remain in the Fire eternally as the one who committed major shirk does.
The questioner:
It is greater than shirk, whereas attributing something to Allah without knowledge is a statement, while the polytheist is in a state of action.
The Shaykh:
Attributing something to Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk, because shirk is part of attributing something to Allah without knowledge. For the one who attributes something to Allah without knowledge, he has taken partners and guardians for Him, calling upon them besides Him and saying, “Allah has legislated this for us,” or “Allah has legislated this for us.” And the one who exposes his private parts during tawaf says, “Allah has commanded us to do this.” This is attributing something to Allah without knowledge, may Allah protect us from it. This is greater than shirk, because shirk is part of attributing something to Allah without knowledge.
The questioner:
Allah is the Greatest.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [25] — alfawzan.live (22:34)
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