Does minor shirk fall under the verse "Indeed, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him"?

The questioner : The questioner asks: Does minor shirk fall under the general scope of the verse , or is it like a major sin, subject to the warning that, if Allah wills, He will punish its perpetrator, or if He wills, He will forgive it?

The Shaykh : Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Allah does not forgive shirk, even if it is minor. Yes, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: . The indication from this is that His saying leads to a noun (masdar) because of its connection with the "an" of the source. The estimation of the verse is that Allah does not forgive any association of partners with Him. Thus, it is an indefinite noun in the context of negation, and an indefinite noun in the context of negation is, according to the scholars, a context of generality. Some people of knowledge have said...
...that the intended meaning is major shirk, and that minor shirk is within the will of Allah the Mighty and Majestic: if He wills, He will punish, and if He wills, He will punish the one who associated partners with Him with major shirk, and if He wills, He will pardon him. There is no doubt that one who associates partners with Allah with the shirk of the disbelievers will not remain in the Fire eternally. But will he be punished necessarily for his shirk, or will Allah forgive it? This is the point of dispute.
It is obligatory for the rational person to stay away from what involves doubt and move toward what involves certainty. One should stay away from minor shirk just as one stays away from major shirk. It is reported from Ibn Mas'ud that he said: "I would rather swear by Allah falsely than swear by other than Him truthfully." This indicates that the sin of [garbled] is less severe than the sin of minor shirk.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.