In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He: “Indeed, Allah does not forgive that shirk (associating partners with Allah) be associated with Him,” does this include major shirk, minor shirk, and hidden shirk?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah , does this include shirk (associating partners with Allah) in its three types—major, minor, and hidden? Or is it limited?

Answer:
Major shirk is a point of agreement that Allah does not forgive it except through repentance. As for minor shirk, the scholars differed in two opinions: is it forgiven or not? The correct view is that it is not forgiven, but its perpetrator will not remain in the Fire forever; he will be punished, but he will not remain in the Fire forever. This is due to the generality of His saying: This is general for both major and minor shirk, but the perpetrator of minor shirk will not remain in the Fire forever. Yes.