Is it permissible to ask Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, for the status of khalilah (intimacy)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to ask Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, for the status of khalilah (intimacy)?
Answer:
When do you ask Allah for a rank that is not fitting? This is not fitting for anyone except me, and only two people in the world have attained it: Muhammad and Ibrahim. Are you asking for the stations of the prophets? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to ask Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, for the status of khalilah (intimacy)?
Answer:
When do you ask Allah for a rank that is not fitting? This is not fitting for anyone except me, and only two people in the world have attained it: Muhammad and Ibrahim. Are you asking for the stations of the prophets? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [397 /641] هل يجوز أن أسأل الرب تبارك وتعالى الخلة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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