The Difference between Major and Minor Shirk
Major Shirk
1. Takes one outside of the fold of Islam
2. It destroys all the good deeds.
3. The one who dies upon it, will be in the Fire forever.
4. There is proof which shows that it is Major.
5. Believes that the means has special powers in the universe
6. It is not forgiven, if one dies without repenting.
7. If one repents, Allah will accept the repentance except in two cases: If the sun rises from the west or at the moment of death.
Minor Shirk
1. Does not take one outside the fold of Islam
2. It does not destroy all the good deeds, but only the deed that it is present in.
3. The one who dies upon it, will not be in the Fire forever.
4. There is proof to show that it is Minor.
5. To make something a means (cause) that which Allah did not make a means.
6. Every sin that leads to Major Shirk is Minor Shirk.
7. Everything that the Qur’an and authentic Hadith mention as Shirk or Kufr in the indefinite form and there are no other proofs that show that it is Major.
