The meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:48] Is the shirk (associating partners with Allah) referred to here minor or major?
Answer:
It encompasses all of it; the verse is general. "He does not forgive association with Him" is a general statement covering both major and minor shirk. Similarly, His statement[An-Nisa 4:36] is a general term that covers both major and minor shirk.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِAnswer:
It encompasses all of it; the verse is general. "He does not forgive association with Him" is a general statement covering both major and minor shirk. Similarly, His statement
and associate nothing with Him
وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من حقق التوحيد دخل الجنة بغير حساب — islamhouse.com (16:43)
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