The Sufis’ argument using the saying of Allah the Exalted: “For them is what they wish”
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Sufis cite the statement of Allah, "They have whatever they wish," as evidence for the fact that
The Shaykh:
among them is the one who has what he wishes.
The questioner:
That is all he said. I say this is an argument.
The Shaykh:
These are the people of Paradise, and are the Sufis in Paradise? These are the people of Paradise,[Az-Zumar 39:34].
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
[Az-Zumar 39:33-34] the one who brought the truth and the one who believed in it. [Az-Zumar 39:33-34]. Yes, whoever possesses these attributes, there is no doubt that he has what he wishes with his Lord, meaning in Paradise.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Sufis cite the statement of Allah, "They have whatever they wish," as evidence for the fact that
The Shaykh:
among them is the one who has what he wishes.
The questioner:
That is all he said. I say this is an argument.
The Shaykh:
These are the people of Paradise, and are the Sufis in Paradise? These are the people of Paradise,
They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good -
لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَThe questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
(33) And the one who has brought the truth and [they who] believed in it - those are the righteous. (34) They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good -
وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ(33) And the one who has brought the truth and [they who] believed in it - those are the righteous. (34) They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good -
وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [262 /1350] يستدل الصوفية بقول الله عز وجل "لهم ما يشاءون"...؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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