Shirk in worship and Allah’s response to the supplication of a disbeliever

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding shirk (associating partners with Allah) in worship, did the polytheists associate partners with Allah in worship while they were calling upon Allah the Exalted when they boarded a ship? And does Allah respond

The Shaykh:
to them in some circumstances, namely when they feared drowning, they would be sincere, so only in times of hardship. So when relief came and times became easy, they associated partners with Allah the Exalted. Yes, and this does not benefit them; rather, it is evidence against them. Allah led them in a way that serves as evidence against them. Why do you become sincere to Him in hardship but not in ease? You know that He alone is the one who saves from distress, so why?

The questioner:
And in the continuation of his question, he asks: Does Allah the Exalted respond to the supplication of a disbeliever if he supplicates for his child?

The Shaykh:
If he supplicates in distress, Allah responds to the one in distress even if he is a disbeliever, and He responds to the one who is wronged even if he is a disbeliever. The supplication of the one who is wronged is answered, and the supplication of the one in distress is answered, , and as for his supplication for his child, I do not know, I do not know about this. Yes.