The Meaning of al-Hanif and Its Connection to the Transition from Shirk (associating partners with Allah) to Tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
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Question:
The Shaykh said: May Allah grant you success. It was said in the explanation of the hadith that it is a transition from shirk (associating partners with Allah) to tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So how do you reconcile this with the other statement that the believer is on a straight path and does not deviate from it?
Answer:
There is no contradiction, there is no contradiction that needs to be reconciled. Al-Hanif is one who, by his original nature and fitrah (the innate natural disposition), inclines away from shirk (associating partners with Allah) toward tawhid (the oneness of Allah), by his original nature and fitrah (the innate natural disposition).
The Shaykh said: May Allah grant you success. It was said in the explanation of the hadith that it is a transition from shirk (associating partners with Allah) to tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So how do you reconcile this with the other statement that the believer is on a straight path and does not deviate from it?
Answer:
There is no contradiction, there is no contradiction that needs to be reconciled. Al-Hanif is one who, by his original nature and fitrah (the innate natural disposition), inclines away from shirk (associating partners with Allah) toward tawhid (the oneness of Allah), by his original nature and fitrah (the innate natural disposition).
Source
شرح مسائل الجاهلية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من المسألة التاسعة والتسعين : عظمة الدنيا في قلوبهم — islamhouse.com (1:03:55)
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