The Legitimacy of Taking Means and Their Association with Shirk
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Question:
Salih is asking. He says: When is taking means permissible, and when is it minor or major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Taking means is permissible if the means are permissible, they lead to a permissible matter, and one does not rely on them, but rather relies on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and does not place reliance on the means. As for when the means lead to something forbidden, blocking the means to harm is obligatory, so it is not permissible for him to take means that lead him to something forbidden, or if the means themselves are forbidden, he does not take them, or rely on them, and thinks that they are what will bring him what he wants. This is not permissible, because this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Salih is asking. He says: When is taking means permissible, and when is it minor or major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Taking means is permissible if the means are permissible, they lead to a permissible matter, and one does not rely on them, but rather relies on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and does not place reliance on the means. As for when the means lead to something forbidden, blocking the means to harm is obligatory, so it is not permissible for him to take means that lead him to something forbidden, or if the means themselves are forbidden, he does not take them, or rely on them, and thinks that they are what will bring him what he wants. This is not permissible, because this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/218 — archive.org (13:34)
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