Reliance on dying upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the improbability of falling into shirk (associating partners with Allah)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one of my relatives considers it unlikely that he will fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and he is confident that he will die a believer, affirming the oneness of Allah.
Answer:
This is arrogance. This is arrogance, and it is not permissible. One should not trust in oneself. This means that he does not fear a bad ending and does not fear the turning of hearts. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate:Mishkat al-Masabih 102Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) Ibrahim (peace be upon him) feared this and said: [Ibrahim 14:35] So a person should not trust in himself, no matter who he is. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one of my relatives considers it unlikely that he will fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and he is confident that he will die a believer, affirming the oneness of Allah.
Answer:
This is arrogance. This is arrogance, and it is not permissible. One should not trust in oneself. This means that he does not fear a bad ending and does not fear the turning of hearts. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate:
“O Thou who turnest the hearts about, establish my heart in Thy religion.”
يقول يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي على دينكkeep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.
وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : الخوف من الشرك — islamhouse.com (53:19)
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