Engaging in the prohibition of major sins in a country where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is widespread
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The questioner:
The one who calls you to Allah: if he is in a country where shirk is widespread and he engages in prohibiting major sins, is he to be blamed for this?
The Shaykh:
This person does not have insight, but he engages in prohibiting shirk. Leaving major sins does not benefit him if he remains in shirk. However, he should engage with him in clarifying tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and its evidence, and explaining the types of shirk, so that perhaps he may be saved from shirk. If he is saved from shirk, he has been saved from a great evil. Major sins are subject to Allah’s will, but he should strive to clarify the evidence for tawhid and the evidence for shirk, so that perhaps he will accept it from him and Allah will take him out of disbelief into Islam. Yes.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him) if he said, “I am occupied with others who fall into major sins,” meaning if the society contains a mix of polytheists and those who fall into major sins, and he says, “I am occupied.”
The Shaykh:
And this is his situation. Everyone advises according to what is appropriate for them. The people of major sins have their advice, and the people of shirk have their advice. Yes.
The one who calls you to Allah: if he is in a country where shirk is widespread and he engages in prohibiting major sins, is he to be blamed for this?
The Shaykh:
This person does not have insight, but he engages in prohibiting shirk. Leaving major sins does not benefit him if he remains in shirk. However, he should engage with him in clarifying tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and its evidence, and explaining the types of shirk, so that perhaps he may be saved from shirk. If he is saved from shirk, he has been saved from a great evil. Major sins are subject to Allah’s will, but he should strive to clarify the evidence for tawhid and the evidence for shirk, so that perhaps he will accept it from him and Allah will take him out of disbelief into Islam. Yes.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him) if he said, “I am occupied with others who fall into major sins,” meaning if the society contains a mix of polytheists and those who fall into major sins, and he says, “I am occupied.”
The Shaykh:
And this is his situation. Everyone advises according to what is appropriate for them. The people of major sins have their advice, and the people of shirk have their advice. Yes.
Source
التعليق على كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد الذي هو حق الله على العبيد_04 — islamhouse.com (16:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.