The Meaning of the Hadith: (Two things in the people are major disbelief...)

A message was received by the program from Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, sent by a listener from there who says: We ask you to explain to us this hadith: From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was narrated by Muslim. Please explain this hadith to us. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) clarified that disbelief is of two types: major disbelief and minor disbelief.
Major disbelief is, for example, worshipping other than Allah, such as calling upon the dead, seeking aid from the dead, or asking for support from the dead, or from idols, or from trees and stones, or from stars or jinn. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) and major disbelief. Another example is insulting the religion, insulting Allah, or insulting the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). All of this is major disbelief. Another example is judging by other than what Allah has revealed out of considering it permissible; if one considers judging by other than what Allah has revealed to be permissible, this is major disbelief. And so on, regarding the nullifiers of Islam, such as denying the obligation of prayer, or denying the obligation of zakah (the obligatory alms), or considering zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) permissible. All of this is major disbelief. If one considers permissible what Allah has forbidden, from that which is known necessarily from the religion, such as zina, theft, or intoxicants, he becomes a disbeliever with major disbelief. Or if he denies what Allah has made obligatory, such as zakah, prayer, or fasting Ramadan, it becomes major disbelief. Or if he insults Allah, insults the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or insults the religion, or intentionally abandons prayer, it is major disbelief. We ask Allah for safety.
As for minor disbelief, it is like what is in this hadith: This is minor disbelief; because it is a denial in the context of affirmation, so it is minor disbelief. And disparaging lineage means criticizing lineages, criticizing people's lineages, saying so-and-so’s lineage is such and such, so-and-so’s lineage is... So-and-so is stingy, his family are undertakers, he criticizes them for that; they are carpenters, he criticizes them for that, and so on, regarding disparaging people's lineages. This is a type of disbelief, and it is a sin and a major sin. Likewise, wailing over the dead; when the dead person dies, one wails over him, meaning: he raises his voice in crying. This is a type of disbelief, but it is minor, like the authentic hadith: , meaning: minor disbelief. If he kills him without right, it is minor disbelief if he does not consider it permissible. For example: This is minor disbelief, unless he considers insulting Muslims permissible, in which case it becomes major disbelief, we seek refuge in Allah. Or if he considers disavowing his lineage or his father permissible, it becomes major disbelief if he considers permissible what Allah has forbidden by the consensus of Muslims. Just as if he considers zina permissible and says: it is lawful, or says: sodomy is lawful, or intoxicants are lawful, it becomes major disbelief. We ask Allah for safety.
This is the difference between them. What involves calling upon other than Allah and worshipping other than Him is major disbelief. And what involves considering permissible what Allah has forbidden, from that which is known necessarily from the religion, or denying what Allah has made obligatory, from that which is known necessarily from the religion, and by the evidences of the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) upon which Muslims have agreed, this is major disbelief. Yes.