Does the status of khalil (intimate friend) allow for sharing, or is it for one khalil only?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Can a person have more than one khalil, or does he have only one khalil?
Answer:
The status of khalil does not allow for sharing; a person has only one khalil. Therefore, Allah loves the righteous and loves those who do good, but this is not khalil; this is love. Khalil is specific. Allah took Ibrahim as a khalil, and He did not share that with anyone except our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Can a person have more than one khalil, or does he have only one khalil?
Answer:
The status of khalil does not allow for sharing; a person has only one khalil. Therefore, Allah loves the righteous and loves those who do good, but this is not khalil; this is love. Khalil is specific. Allah took Ibrahim as a khalil, and He did not share that with anyone except our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 701- هل تقبل الخلة الاشتراك، أم هي لخليل واحد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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