Seeking Blessing: Between Major and Minor Shirk
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and when does it become minor shirk?
The Shaykh:
Until it becomes.
The questioner:
Seeking blessing.
The Shaykh:
If one believes that the blessing comes from the created being, that is major shirk. If one believes that the created being is the cause of the blessing, that is minor shirk, unless the evidence indicates that there is a blessing in that created being, in which case there is no harm. However, there is no evidence of this except for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); for anyone else, there is no evidence that there is a blessing in them, whether in places, people, or… Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: When does seeking blessing (tabarruk) become major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and when does it become minor shirk?
The Shaykh:
Until it becomes.
The questioner:
Seeking blessing.
The Shaykh:
If one believes that the blessing comes from the created being, that is major shirk. If one believes that the created being is the cause of the blessing, that is minor shirk, unless the evidence indicates that there is a blessing in that created being, in which case there is no harm. However, there is no evidence of this except for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); for anyone else, there is no evidence that there is a blessing in them, whether in places, people, or… Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب من الشرك النذر لغير الله — islamhouse.com (1:03:47)
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