Is it permissible to say that the injustice of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the injustice of a person toward his Lord?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the division of injustice into the injustice of a person toward himself, the injustice of a person toward others, and the injustice of a person toward his Lord through shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, my brother, no, I seek refuge in Allah. Do not say "the injustice of a person toward his Lord." Injustice is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it means placing a thing in other than its proper place. Here, injustice means placing worship in other than its proper place, so he is an oppressor, and his injustice returns to himself. As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), He does not oppress, and nothing harms Him or benefits Him, because He is free of need of His creation.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the division of injustice into the injustice of a person toward himself, the injustice of a person toward others, and the injustice of a person toward his Lord through shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, my brother, no, I seek refuge in Allah. Do not say "the injustice of a person toward his Lord." Injustice is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it means placing a thing in other than its proper place. Here, injustice means placing worship in other than its proper place, so he is an oppressor, and his injustice returns to himself. As for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), He does not oppress, and nothing harms Him or benefits Him, because He is free of need of His creation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1682 -2802] هل يجوز أن يقال عن ظلم الشرك هو ظُلم الإنسان ربَّه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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