The Difference Between Shirk-Based Love and the Love of Desires and Sins
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Question:
The questioner says: Love is an act of worship, and it is among the blessings of servitude. Is it permissible to make this love good, such as the love of children and the love of women? Is this love shirk? And if its owner dies upon it, will it cause him to be in the Fire?
Answer:
No, this is not shirk. Loving idols and statues is major shirk. If one loves statues, idols, and shrines, that is major shirk. But if one hates statues and hates martyrdom, yet loves some sins, such as the forbidden desires of singing, this is considered a deficiency in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), but it does not take one out of the religion. Loving songs or flutes is a sin and a deficiency in faith, but it does not take one out of the religion.
The questioner says: Love is an act of worship, and it is among the blessings of servitude. Is it permissible to make this love good, such as the love of children and the love of women? Is this love shirk? And if its owner dies upon it, will it cause him to be in the Fire?
Answer:
No, this is not shirk. Loving idols and statues is major shirk. If one loves statues, idols, and shrines, that is major shirk. But if one hates statues and hates martyrdom, yet loves some sins, such as the forbidden desires of singing, this is considered a deficiency in tawhid (the oneness of Allah), but it does not take one out of the religion. Loving songs or flutes is a sin and a deficiency in faith, but it does not take one out of the religion.
Source
شرح الأصول الثلاثة [2] — alfawzan.live (1:11:49)
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