Is there a difference between major disbelief and major shirk?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there a difference between major disbelief and major shirk?
Answer:
Major disbelief is atheism, meaning one does not acknowledge Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for shirk, one acknowledges Allah but associates others with Him. So there is a difference. Every shirk is disbelief, but not every disbelief is shirk. There is a relationship of absolute generality and specificity between them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there a difference between major disbelief and major shirk?
Answer:
Major disbelief is atheism, meaning one does not acknowledge Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for shirk, one acknowledges Allah but associates others with Him. So there is a difference. Every shirk is disbelief, but not every disbelief is shirk. There is a relationship of absolute generality and specificity between them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [874 -939] هل هناك فرق بين الكفر الأكبر والشرك الأكبر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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