The Difference Between Disavowing Shirk and Being Free from It
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Question:
The Shaykh’s vision informed him, may Allah guide you, is there a difference between our saying “disavowal of shirk” and “being free from shirk,” and which of the two is more correct?
Answer:
Disavowal is more correct. Disavowal, because shirk is singular, as it is explicit. As for being free from it, it is explicit in disavowal. Yes.
The Shaykh’s vision informed him, may Allah guide you, is there a difference between our saying “disavowal of shirk” and “being free from shirk,” and which of the two is more correct?
Answer:
Disavowal is more correct. Disavowal, because shirk is singular, as it is explicit. As for being free from it, it is explicit in disavowal. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب حق الله على العباد وحق العباد على الله — islamhouse.com (57:39)
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