When does acting upon causes become shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
I move on to another questioner who sent this question. He is Faisal from Tabuk, and he asks: When is acting upon causes prescribed, and when does it become minor or major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Acting upon causes does not become shirk (associating partners with Allah). Permissible causes are commanded to be acted upon, and one is forbidden from relying upon them. One acts upon the causes and places reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), combining the action of the cause with reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If one relies upon the cause and thinks that the cause is what brings the result, then this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
I move on to another questioner who sent this question. He is Faisal from Tabuk, and he asks: When is acting upon causes prescribed, and when does it become minor or major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Acting upon causes does not become shirk (associating partners with Allah). Permissible causes are commanded to be acted upon, and one is forbidden from relying upon them. One acts upon the causes and places reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), combining the action of the cause with reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If one relies upon the cause and thinks that the cause is what brings the result, then this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/234 — archive.org (9:24)
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