What is the difference between "Laula Ana" (If not for me) and "Laula Zayd" (If not for Zayd)?

The questioner : The difference is not clear between the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "Laula Ana la kanat al-nar al-aswad min al-nar" (If not for me, the black one would have been from the fire), and the saying of the one who says "Laula Zayd." What is the difference between them?

The Shaykh : There is no difference between them, if Zayd is a real, effective cause. For example, when he fell into the well, Zayd threw himself onto him and saved him.

The questioner : We mentioned that this is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).

The Shaykh : No, what we mentioned is not an issue if he attributes it to its known cause, whether religious or sensory, provided that he does not rely on it as if it were the creator and doer, but rather as a cause.