Clarification of the fact that minor shirk leads to major shirk
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The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned that minor shirk leads to major shirk.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So I hope you will clarify that, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
If one is lax regarding minor shirk, it becomes easy for him to fall into major shirk. So his saying that he fears minor or major shirk is what causes him to be cautious and stay away from shirk.
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned that minor shirk leads to major shirk.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So I hope you will clarify that, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
If one is lax regarding minor shirk, it becomes easy for him to fall into major shirk. So his saying that he fears minor or major shirk is what causes him to be cautious and stay away from shirk.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فَلا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَاداً وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } — islamhouse.com (51:16)
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