Dealing with the ignorant in tawhid (the oneness of Allah) who have fallen into major shirk (associating partners with Allah)
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Question:
The questioner says: May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. We love you for the sake of Allah, and we do not need your advice in our country or elsewhere. The people are in great ignorance regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and they fall into major shirk. We differ in how to deal with them: should we treat them as Muslims or as mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah)? Even if they are excused by Allah. I mean, if they die, no funeral prayer is performed for them, and so on. And because of this disagreement, there is argumentation. So how should we deal with them, and what is your advice to us?
Answer:
Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and establishes the prayer and establishes the pillars of Islam, then he is the Muslim. The funeral prayer is performed for him and forgiveness is sought for him. There may be some deficiency, and there may be sins and evil deeds, but as long as it does not reach the level of major shirk, forgiveness is hoped for him, he is supplicated for, and the funeral prayer is performed for him if he dies. Yes.
The presenter:
And Allah has lifted it from you.
The questioner says: May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. We love you for the sake of Allah, and we do not need your advice in our country or elsewhere. The people are in great ignorance regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and they fall into major shirk. We differ in how to deal with them: should we treat them as Muslims or as mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah)? Even if they are excused by Allah. I mean, if they die, no funeral prayer is performed for them, and so on. And because of this disagreement, there is argumentation. So how should we deal with them, and what is your advice to us?
Answer:
Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and establishes the prayer and establishes the pillars of Islam, then he is the Muslim. The funeral prayer is performed for him and forgiveness is sought for him. There may be some deficiency, and there may be sins and evil deeds, but as long as it does not reach the level of major shirk, forgiveness is hoped for him, he is supplicated for, and the funeral prayer is performed for him if he dies. Yes.
The presenter:
And Allah has lifted it from you.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 15-.-12-5-1439 — archive.org (18:41)
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