Is the statement, "Seek a Lord with whom you feel closest and protected from evil," considered misguidance, and does its utterer bear the sin of shirk (polytheism) if the listener follows this statement and believes in other than Allah based on their feeling of tranquility and closeness? And does this fall under the warning, "Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him," [Quran 4:48] with the hope of forgiveness in His saying, the Most High, "Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against themselves...'" [Quran 39:53]?
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Your advice to your friend, even if it contains an indication of God, is not the best. If your friend does not understand your intention and worships other than God, then the sin is upon himself; because he has moved from one misguidance to another. Allah Almighty says: "And whoever earns sin only earns it against himself." The important thing now is for you to strive to invite your friend to Islam and explain to him the true religion.
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