Leaving an obligatory duty out of fear of people, and whether it is a form of shirk
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Question:
I read in the book of fatwas of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta that whoever leaves an obligatory duty out of fear of people, that is a form of shirk. I hope you will clarify this for us with an example, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Whoever leaves an obligatory duty, or leaves off enjoining good and forbidding evil, out of fear of people, that is minor shirk. Is it considered minor shirk? It is minor shirk, because he feared the created being and did not fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
I read in the book of fatwas of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta that whoever leaves an obligatory duty out of fear of people, that is a form of shirk. I hope you will clarify this for us with an example, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Whoever leaves an obligatory duty, or leaves off enjoining good and forbidding evil, out of fear of people, that is minor shirk. Is it considered minor shirk? It is minor shirk, because he feared the created being and did not fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله — islamhouse.com (1:11:26)
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