Is all hidden shirk (associating partners with Allah) minor shirk, or is some of it minor and some of it major?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is all hidden shirk (associating partners with Allah) minor shirk, or is some of it minor and some of it major?
Answer:
The shirk (associating partners with Allah) of the hypocrites is major, and the showing off (riya') of the hypocrites is major. As for the showing off (riya') of the believer, that is minor. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is all hidden shirk (associating partners with Allah) minor shirk, or is some of it minor and some of it major?
Answer:
The shirk (associating partners with Allah) of the hypocrites is major, and the showing off (riya') of the hypocrites is major. As for the showing off (riya') of the believer, that is minor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [264 -939] هل الشرك الخفي كله شرك أصغر أو منه ما هو أصغر ومنه ما هو أكبر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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