Defining shirk (associating partners with Allah) as equating other than Allah with Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some students of knowledge have defined shirk (associating partners with Allah) as equating other than Allah with Allah in some of the attributes of Allah in belief.
Answer:
The existence of this is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship); that is, he intends tawhid al-rububiyyah. Shirk is worshipping other than Allah; that is shirk, worshipping other than Allah; that is shirk.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some students of knowledge have defined shirk (associating partners with Allah) as equating other than Allah with Allah in some of the attributes of Allah in belief.
Answer:
The existence of this is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship); that is, he intends tawhid al-rububiyyah. Shirk is worshipping other than Allah; that is shirk, worshipping other than Allah; that is shirk.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (1:13:10)
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