Is mentioning the deceased along with Allah minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) or major shirk?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that adding the names of some of the deceased to the name of Allah is shirk.
The Shaykh:
With the name of Allah, he mentions Allah and mentions the deceased with Him, or is this shirk? Shirk, yes.
The questioner:
He says: So is it minor shirk or major shirk?
The Shaykh:
It is major, my brother. What is minor shirk? Minor shirk occurs from a believer, whereas major shirk never occurs from a believer.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that adding the names of some of the deceased to the name of Allah is shirk.
The Shaykh:
With the name of Allah, he mentions Allah and mentions the deceased with Him, or is this shirk? Shirk, yes.
The questioner:
He says: So is it minor shirk or major shirk?
The Shaykh:
It is major, my brother. What is minor shirk? Minor shirk occurs from a believer, whereas major shirk never occurs from a believer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ذِكْر الميت مع الله من الشرك الأصغر أم الأكبر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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