The Difference Between the Consequences of Major and Minor Shirk
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The questioner:
You have no share. Let him learn that whoever wrongs you, We will make him taste a severe punishment. This is regarding major and minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
And He says, Glorified and Exalted is He: "And whoever wrongs..."
The Shaykh:
Major shirk is certain, whereas in the case of minor shirk, if Allah does not pardon it, or if one has good deeds, the scale of the minor shirk may be outweighed by great good deeds, and thus one does not enter the Fire. This is unlike major shirk, for which there is a possibility of entering the Fire. We ask Allah for safety, and we ask Allah for safety from its torment.
You have no share. Let him learn that whoever wrongs you, We will make him taste a severe punishment. This is regarding major and minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
And He says, Glorified and Exalted is He: "And whoever wrongs..."
The Shaykh:
Major shirk is certain, whereas in the case of minor shirk, if Allah does not pardon it, or if one has good deeds, the scale of the minor shirk may be outweighed by great good deeds, and thus one does not enter the Fire. This is unlike major shirk, for which there is a possibility of entering the Fire. We ask Allah for safety, and we ask Allah for safety from its torment.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب تحريم الظلم والأمر برد المظالم : الأحاديث : [ 205 - 208 ] — islamhouse.com (8:35)
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