Is abandoning necessary actions out of fear of envy, such as studying on public transport or removing harm from the road, considered shirk or does it fall under associating partners with Allah in fear?
What was exemplified is blameworthy fear, not the polytheism of fear. What this person is suffering from is apparent [religious] whispering (waswasah) that prevents a person from what benefits him.
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