Forgiveness of minor shirk
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The questioner:
And is the other type of shirk accepted by Allah's will, or does Allah not forgive it?
The Shaykh:
There is a disagreement among the scholars. Some say that he must be punished, but he is not punished like the one who commits major shirk; he is not kept in the Fire eternally, in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:48]. They say this is a general statement covering both major and minor shirk. However, the one who commits minor shirk is not punished by being kept in the Fire eternally. Rather, he is punished according to the measure of his sin and then released by the permission of Allah into Paradise. The second opinion is that Allah forgives it if his good deeds outweigh his bad deeds; in that case, He forgives him for the minor shirk.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
And if his good deeds do not outweigh his bad deeds, he is punished for the minor shirk. Yes.
And is the other type of shirk accepted by Allah's will, or does Allah not forgive it?
The Shaykh:
There is a disagreement among the scholars. Some say that he must be punished, but he is not punished like the one who commits major shirk; he is not kept in the Fire eternally, in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِThe questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
And if his good deeds do not outweigh his bad deeds, he is punished for the minor shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 34 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / وهو الرفيق يحب أهل الرفق / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:08)
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