Is asking by the face of Allah in a matter of this world a diminishment of the servant's tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
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The questioner:
He asks: Is asking by the face of Allah in a matter of this world a diminishment of the servant's tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Asking by the face of Allah in a matter of this world.
The Shaykh:
This is a diminishment of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), where one asks by His great face for something small or something worldly. One does not ask by the face of Allah except for Paradise, the great thing, or what brings one closer to Paradise. What brings one closer to Paradise is what helps in the obedience of Allah; that is what one asks by the face of Allah. Yes.
He asks: Is asking by the face of Allah in a matter of this world a diminishment of the servant's tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Asking by the face of Allah in a matter of this world.
The Shaykh:
This is a diminishment of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), where one asks by His great face for something small or something worldly. One does not ask by the face of Allah except for Paradise, the great thing, or what brings one closer to Paradise. What brings one closer to Paradise is what helps in the obedience of Allah; that is what one asks by the face of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [767 -939] هل السؤال بوجه الله في أمر من أمور الدنيا، منقص لتوحيد العبد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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