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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it the case that one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" but does not disavow what is worshipped besides Allah does not have his wealth and blood made inviolable?

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The questioner:
Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah, his property and blood became inviolableمن قال لا إله إلا الله وكفر بما يعبد من دون الله حرم ماله ودمه
Sahih Muslim 23a


The Shaykh:
Yes, this is clear from the words of the Messenger, that
He who professed that there is no god but Allahمن قال لا إله إلا الله ولم يكفر بما يعبد من دون الله
Sahih Muslim 23a
so this person has not exited shirk (associating partners with Allah), he has not exited shirk. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said
whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allahفَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:256]
He placed the disavowal of the taghut before the faith in Allah, because faith in Allah is not valid except with the condition of disavowing the taghut first, just as "La ilaha illa Allah" is a negation and an affirmation.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [13 -939] هل من قال لا إله إلا الله، ولم يكفر بما يعبد من دون الله فإنه لا يحرم ماله ودمه؟ — youtube.com

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