Is intense love and fear of the Shaykh considered major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
In my country, most Muslims there follow the Sufi path. These people love their Shaykhs and leaders, and they claim that whoever criticizes any of these great Shaykhs or speaks ill of him will be destroyed, and the Shaykh will take revenge on him. Is this love and fear of the Shaykh considered major shirk?
Answer:
Yes, if he fears to the extent that he will be destroyed. This is not done for anyone but Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
In my country, most Muslims there follow the Sufi path. These people love their Shaykhs and leaders, and they claim that whoever criticizes any of these great Shaykhs or speaks ill of him will be destroyed, and the Shaykh will take revenge on him. Is this love and fear of the Shaykh considered major shirk?
Answer:
Yes, if he fears to the extent that he will be destroyed. This is not done for anyone but Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يعد الحب والخوف الشديدين من الشيخ شركا أكبر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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