If khalah is one of the categories of love, why is it not said that Muhammad is the beloved of Allah?
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The questioner:
He says (may Allah preserve him): If khalah is one of the categories of love.
The Shaykh:
It is one of the categories of love; it is the highest of them. If you say it is one of the categories of love, it becomes, meaning, like the other categories, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Why is it not said that Muhammad is the beloved of Allah in a general sense?
The Shaykh:
No, say it is nobler than love, say it is higher and nobler than love. So if we say "beloved of Allah," we diminish him, yes.
He says (may Allah preserve him): If khalah is one of the categories of love.
The Shaykh:
It is one of the categories of love; it is the highest of them. If you say it is one of the categories of love, it becomes, meaning, like the other categories, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Why is it not said that Muhammad is the beloved of Allah in a general sense?
The Shaykh:
No, say it is nobler than love, say it is higher and nobler than love. So if we say "beloved of Allah," we diminish him, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [417 /641] إذا كانت الخلة من أقسام المحبة؛ فلماذا لا يقال محمد حبيب الله؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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