The shirk of the ancient Arabs and the shirk of the people of this age
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that it is said that the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) of the ancient Arabs are less severe than the mushrikin of this age?
Answer:
Yes. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab says that the shirk of these people is greater shirk than that of the former ones. The shirk of these existing people is greater than the shirk of the former ones, because the former ones only used them as a means to draw near to Allah, whereas these people believe in them that they benefit and harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that it is said that the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) of the ancient Arabs are less severe than the mushrikin of this age?
Answer:
Yes. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab says that the shirk of these people is greater shirk than that of the former ones. The shirk of these existing people is greater than the shirk of the former ones, because the former ones only used them as a means to draw near to Allah, whereas these people believe in them that they benefit and harm. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (51:45)
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