فإذا عرفت هذا فهذا الرجل المسمى الشهاب الرملي إن كان من المعروفين بالعلم - لأني لا أعرف ما حاله - فهو من جنس السبكي وأضرابه الغالين الذين يصنفون في إباحة الشرك وجوازه زاعمين أن ذلك من تعظيم الرسول, وتعظيم الأنبياء والأولياء, وذلك لجهلهم, وعدم إدراكهم لحقائق الدين, ومدارك الأحكام, وليس لهم قدم صدق في العالمين, ولا كانوا من العلماء العاملين, فلا حجة في أقوالهم {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ اللَّهُ لَهُ نُورًا فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ نُورٍ} [النور: آية ٤٠] ثم لو كان الشهاب الرملي من أهل الفضل والعلم والعبادة وأكابر أهل الفقه والورع والزهادة لكان قد أخطأ فيما قاله وأراده, ودعا إلى عبادة غير الله, وهذا يوجب كفره وارتداده.
If you know this, then this man named Al-Shihab Al-Ramli, if he is known for his knowledge – though I do not know his condition – he is of the same type as Al-Subki and others like him, who are known for their extreme views, classifying the permissibility of shirk and its allowance, claiming that this is a form of honoring the Prophet, the messengers, and the saints. This is due to their ignorance and their failure to grasp the truths of religion and the principles of rulings. They do not have any real standing among the scholars, nor were they among the practicing scholars. Therefore, there is no proof in their statements. {And whoever Allah does not grant light, for him there is no light.} [An-Nur: 40].
Even if Al-Shihab Al-Ramli were among the people of virtue, knowledge, worship, and the leading scholars of jurisprudence, piety, and asceticism, he would still be mistaken in what he has said and intended, calling for the worship of someone other than Allah. This would necessitate his disbelief (kufr) and apostasy (riddah).