The Shi'ah's statement of "There is no god but Allah" and their obedience to the created in sin

The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah forgive you. Regarding the Shi'ah, they say, "There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner." But this is the argument of the Islamists: if they were told to throw themselves into the Fire, they would do it.

The Shaykh:
This is like the Rafidah. The Shi'ah are not one group; there are many divisions among the Shi'ah. But the Rafidah and the Batiniyyah worship 'Ali and the family of the Prophet. They call upon them and seek their aid, and they make vows to them, just as the followers of al-Badawi worship him. So this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), do you see?

The questioner:
Our Shaykh, we mean the one who says, "Throw yourselves into the Fire," or "Fight," or something like that.

The Shaykh:
This is not obedience to the created in sin. If they worship him along with Allah, or if they obey him even knowing that he is disobeying Allah, then if they obey him, they become worshippers of other than Allah, and they become disbelievers in their very essence.

The questioner:
But some of them say, "No."

The Shaykh:
The chapter on those who take other than Allah as lords. We seek refuge in Allah. Whoever obeys the rabbis and the monks and believes that their saying is the truth, even if it contradicts the Shari'ah, becomes a worshipper and takes them as lords alongside Allah. We seek refuge in Allah.