Signs of the Awliya and Their Attire
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, my father is seventy-five years old, and therefore he does not reach the status of the awliya (close friends of Allah) except for those who wear a turban. Indeed, they call those who wear turbans the imams of the awliya or the imams of the sayyids. All of this is among the innovations.
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim says that there is no sign prescribed for the awliya of Allah by which they are recognized; they are like the rest of the people, and people may not even know about them. They have no signs in their clothes or garments, nor in the halos around them that people attribute to them; they do not care about them. They are the awliya of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and they are not called by any specific title. Rather, they are lower than people in competition, in ranks, and in… no, no.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, my father is seventy-five years old, and therefore he does not reach the status of the awliya (close friends of Allah) except for those who wear a turban. Indeed, they call those who wear turbans the imams of the awliya or the imams of the sayyids. All of this is among the innovations.
Answer:
Ibn al-Qayyim says that there is no sign prescribed for the awliya of Allah by which they are recognized; they are like the rest of the people, and people may not even know about them. They have no signs in their clothes or garments, nor in the halos around them that people attribute to them; they do not care about them. They are the awliya of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and they are not called by any specific title. Rather, they are lower than people in competition, in ranks, and in… no, no.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/96 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (46:10)
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