What is the meaning of the statement that speaking about Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a past lesson that speaking about Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is in the verse[Al-A'raf 7:33], so speaking about Allah without knowledge is placed above shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Does that mean he is eternally in the Fire like the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
If he did it intentionally, he is a disbeliever who is eternally in the Fire. But if he did not do it intentionally, and he was ignorant and did not intend it, then it is under the will of Allah. Yes.
The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a past lesson that speaking about Allah without knowledge is greater than shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is in the verse
and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."
وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَThe questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Does that mean he is eternally in the Fire like the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
If he did it intentionally, he is a disbeliever who is eternally in the Fire. But if he did not do it intentionally, and he was ignorant and did not intend it, then it is under the will of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى أن القول على الله بغير علم أكبر من الشرك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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