Minor shirk: Does it fall under the category of what is not forgiven?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you for this noble and blessed explanation. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is minor shirk among the things that are not forgiven, or is the lack of forgiveness tied to major shirk and not to minor shirk?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:[An-Nisa 4:48] This is general for major shirk and minor shirk. The correct view regarding minor shirk is that it is not forgiven and that its perpetrator will be punished, but not in the same way as the punishment of the perpetrator of major shirk. The perpetrator of major shirk will remain in the Fire forever, whereas the perpetrator of minor shirk will be punished but will not remain in the Fire forever. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you for this noble and blessed explanation. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is minor shirk among the things that are not forgiven, or is the lack of forgiveness tied to major shirk and not to minor shirk?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ
Source
شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء أن البدعة أشد من الكبائر — islamhouse.com (1:08:36)
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