The Meaning of the Hadith: "Shirk in My Ummah is More Subtle Than the Crawling of Ants"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Shirk in my Ummah isAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 716"?
The Shaykh:
What is its meaning?
The questioner:
The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
Minor shirk. I mean, few are those who are safe from minor shirk. Few are those who are safe from minor shirk. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Shirk in my Ummah is
more concealed than the movement of ants
أخفى من دبيب النملThe Shaykh:
What is its meaning?
The questioner:
The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Indeed, shirk in my Ummah is more subtle than that.
إن الشرك في أمتي أخفى من ذلك.The Shaykh:
Minor shirk. I mean, few are those who are safe from minor shirk. Few are those who are safe from minor shirk. 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 (53:04)
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