Is there a difference between an original disbeliever and one who claims Islam but falls into major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people distinguish between the shirk of the People of the Book and the shirk of those who claim Islam in this age. Is there a difference between an original disbeliever and one who claims Islam and then falls into major shirk?
Answer:
I do not know of this distinction. Whoever commits shirk is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), whether he is from the People of the Book or from this Ummah (the Muslim community). Whoever commits shirk is a mushrik, from whatever nation he may be.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people distinguish between the shirk of the People of the Book and the shirk of those who claim Islam in this age. Is there a difference between an original disbeliever and one who claims Islam and then falls into major shirk?
Answer:
I do not know of this distinction. Whoever commits shirk is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), whether he is from the People of the Book or from this Ummah (the Muslim community). Whoever commits shirk is a mushrik, from whatever nation he may be.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [606 /641] هل هناك فرق بين الكافر الأصلي، وبين من انتسب للإسلام ووقع في شرك أكبر؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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