The ruling on saying: "If it were not for you, so-and-so," when one is unaware that it is shirk (associating partners with Allah)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man says, "If it were not for you, so-and-so, such and such would not have happened," and he is unaware that this is minor shirk, does he commit a sin by saying this? And should the one who hears it rebuke him?
Answer:
Yes, this is not permissible. The ignorant person should be taught and it should be explained to him that this is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man says, "If it were not for you, so-and-so, such and such would not have happened," and he is unaware that this is minor shirk, does he commit a sin by saying this? And should the one who hears it rebuke him?
Answer:
Yes, this is not permissible. The ignorant person should be taught and it should be explained to him that this is not permissible.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فَلا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَاداً وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } — islamhouse.com (53:36)
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