The Ruling on Minor Shirk
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The questioner:
Does minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah does not accept..."?
The Shaykh:
It does fall under it, but its ruling is the ruling of major sins; it does not cause its perpetrator to exit the fold of Islam, provided his faith is sound and he remains a monotheist, in which case his intention is accepted.
Does minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah does not accept..."?
The Shaykh:
It does fall under it, but its ruling is the ruling of major sins; it does not cause its perpetrator to exit the fold of Islam, provided his faith is sound and he remains a monotheist, in which case his intention is accepted.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الرجاء : الأحاديث : [ 416 - 418 ] — islamhouse.com (9:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.