Is knowingly committing a sin any kind of major or minor sin? And what is shirk of desire?
Question
My question is about shirk of desire. What exactly is shirk of desire? And another thing i wanted to ask is if a person commit a sin major or minor sin knowing that it’s a sin but he doesn’t consider the sin to be legal will he commit any kind of major or minor shirk? What do most of the scholars say about this? A straightforward answer will be appreciated. May ALLAH reward you .
Answer
Assalāmuʿalaykum Wa Raḥmatullāhi Wa Barakātuh
Kindly refer to Fatwaa Ref-No#: 3421 regarding ‘Shirk of desire’.
As for the one who commits a sin knowingly without trying to justify it as being an Islāmic legal practice, it is much to his detriment whether it be a minor or major sin, and whilst it is of utmost importance for him to turn to Allāh ﷻ in repentance, it does not constitute Shirk.
And Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala knows best.