Which is better in defining Islam: disavowal or being free from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and its people?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, there is a difference between defining Islam as disavowal of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and its people, and defining it as being free from shirk and its people.
Answer:
Being free is better than disavowal. Disavowal is a type of being free. One must be free from shirk and free from its people, meaning he disavows them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, there is a difference between defining Islam as disavowal of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and its people, and defining it as being free from shirk and its people.
Answer:
Being free is better than disavowal. Disavowal is a type of being free. One must be free from shirk and free from its people, meaning he disavows them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9- أيهما أحسن في تعريف الإسلام: البراءة أم الخلوص من الشرك وأهله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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