Explaining What Is Minor Shirk
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Among the definitions of minor shirk, they said: Making something that is not a cause into a cause? What is your opinion? Is this stated in absolute terms?
No, it is not like that. This is minor shirk, but it is not the entirety of minor shirk. Minor shirk is whatever the Shari'ah explicitly calls shirk, which does not take one out of the religion. This is like (whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk), and (he was asked about minor shirk?So he said: It is riya' (showing off in worship). The important criterion is: minor shirk is everything that comes in the Book and the Sunnah as shirk, and is not a cause for exiting the religion.And from this: Making something that is not a cause into a cause.For example: Wearing amulets and placing things to ward off the evil eye.
The questioner: Making something that is not a cause into a cause?The Shaykh: This is correct, because if you make this a cause and Allah has not made it so, you have made yourself a partner with Allah.
No, it is not like that. This is minor shirk, but it is not the entirety of minor shirk. Minor shirk is whatever the Shari'ah explicitly calls shirk, which does not take one out of the religion. This is like (whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk), and (he was asked about minor shirk?So he said: It is riya' (showing off in worship). The important criterion is: minor shirk is everything that comes in the Book and the Sunnah as shirk, and is not a cause for exiting the religion.And from this: Making something that is not a cause into a cause.For example: Wearing amulets and placing things to ward off the evil eye.
The questioner: Making something that is not a cause into a cause?The Shaykh: This is correct, because if you make this a cause and Allah has not made it so, you have made yourself a partner with Allah.