The Difference Between Kufr and Shirk
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the difference between disbelief (kufr) and associating partners with Allah (shirk)?
Answer:
Disbelief (kufr) is broader than shirk. Every one who associates partners with Allah is a disbeliever, but not every disbeliever is one who associates partners with Allah. This is because a disbeliever may be an atheist who does not acknowledge a Lord, whereas the one who associates partners with Allah acknowledges and testifies to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but he associates others with Him.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the difference between disbelief (kufr) and associating partners with Allah (shirk)?
Answer:
Disbelief (kufr) is broader than shirk. Every one who associates partners with Allah is a disbeliever, but not every disbeliever is one who associates partners with Allah. This is because a disbeliever may be an atheist who does not acknowledge a Lord, whereas the one who associates partners with Allah acknowledges and testifies to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but he associates others with Him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1772] الفرق بين الكفر والشرك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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