The Excuse of One Who Falls into Shirk
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Question:
Muhammad al-Masri says: A Muslim who lives in a Muslim country abroad, if he exerts all his effort to learn what every Muslim must learn regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed) by asking trustworthy scholars, but he falls into shirk akbar (major shirk) without knowing it, whether that shirk is in rububiyyah (lordship) or in 'ibadah (worship), is he excused?
Answer:
He is not excused. Shirk is among the clear matters in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the words of the scholars. One is only excused in obscure matters. As for clear matters, such as shirk, tawhid, the prohibition of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), the prohibition of theft, and the like, these are clear matters. So you must repent to Allah for what happened, and you must learn beneficial knowledge so that you do not fall into such a thing a second time. Yes.
Muhammad al-Masri says: A Muslim who lives in a Muslim country abroad, if he exerts all his effort to learn what every Muslim must learn regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed) by asking trustworthy scholars, but he falls into shirk akbar (major shirk) without knowing it, whether that shirk is in rububiyyah (lordship) or in 'ibadah (worship), is he excused?
Answer:
He is not excused. Shirk is among the clear matters in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the words of the scholars. One is only excused in obscure matters. As for clear matters, such as shirk, tawhid, the prohibition of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), the prohibition of theft, and the like, these are clear matters. So you must repent to Allah for what happened, and you must learn beneficial knowledge so that you do not fall into such a thing a second time. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/272 — archive.org (14:52)
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