The Ruling on Minor Shirk and Whether Its Practitioner Is Eternal in the Fire
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Question:
His other question says: Is minor shirk, which is riya' (showing off in worship), a cause of eternal abode in the Fire, or a cause of entering the Fire, and is it among the major sins?
Answer:
Minor shirk does not take one out of the religion. It diminishes tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and invalidates the deed in which it occurred. If the person who committed the deed with riya' does not repent and return to sincerity during the course of the deed, it is invalidated. If the riya' continues with him until he completes the deed, it is invalidated, because it is shirk. However, minor shirk only invalidates the specific deed in which it occurred, whereas major shirk invalidates all deeds. This is the difference between them: minor shirk does not take one out of the religion, but it diminishes tawhid; major shirk takes one out of the religion and invalidates tawhid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
His other question says: Is minor shirk, which is riya' (showing off in worship), a cause of eternal abode in the Fire, or a cause of entering the Fire, and is it among the major sins?
Answer:
Minor shirk does not take one out of the religion. It diminishes tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and invalidates the deed in which it occurred. If the person who committed the deed with riya' does not repent and return to sincerity during the course of the deed, it is invalidated. If the riya' continues with him until he completes the deed, it is invalidated, because it is shirk. However, minor shirk only invalidates the specific deed in which it occurred, whereas major shirk invalidates all deeds. This is the difference between them: minor shirk does not take one out of the religion, but it diminishes tawhid; major shirk takes one out of the religion and invalidates tawhid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/263 — archive.org (4:02)
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