Manifestations of verbal and practical shirk (associating partners with Allah)

Question:
After that, we move on to a message sent by one of the listening brothers. He says in this question: What are the manifestations of verbal and practical shirk (associating partners with Allah) present in any society? We ask you to provide guidance?

Answer:
The manifestations of shirk (associating partners with Allah) are sometimes in speech, and sometimes in actions. If there is a place where graves are invoked other than Allah, and people gather to call upon the dead and seek aid from the dead, these are manifestations of shirk (associating partners with Allah).
And if people openly call upon the dead, or call upon the prophets, or the awliya (close friends of Allah), or idols, or the jinn, these are manifestations of shirk (associating partners with Allah). They seek aid from them, make vows to them, and slaughter for them. These are manifestations of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious of that.

The intended meaning: That shirk (associating partners with Allah) has manifestations. Sometimes it is by calling upon the dead and seeking aid from the dead at the graves... Sometimes it is by worshipping trees or stones... Sometimes it is by carved idols placed in specific locations, which they invoke other than Allah. Sometimes it is by calling upon the jinn and seeking aid from the jinn, and so on. Sometimes it is by calling upon the dead, even if it is in his house, or in the car, or in the airplane. He says: O my master so-and-so, O Messenger of Allah! Help me. Or O my master al-Badawi, help me. Or O Husayn, or O Hasan, help me. Or cure my sick person. Or O Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, or O so-and-so, or O so-and-so... All of this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if it is in the car, even if it is on the road, even if it is in the airplane. And if it is at the grave, likewise—may Allah grant us safety—yes.