May Allah reward you. We said, O Shaykh, that major shirk is a cause of eternal abode in the Fire. What is the ruling on major shirk, and is it obligatory for its perpetrator to enter the Fire?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. We said, O Shaykh, that major shirk is a cause of eternal abode in the Fire. What is the ruling on minor shirk, and is it obligatory for its perpetrator to enter the Fire?

The Shaykh : It is not a cause of eternal abode. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: Is this shirk general or absolute? If we say it is general, then shirk, even if it is minor, is not forgiven. This is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).