The characteristics of the awliya (close friends of Allah) mentioned in the Noble Qur'an
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih asks about the characteristics of the awliya (close friends of Allah) mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The awliya (close friends of Allah) have many characteristics. The highest of them is what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned in His saying:[Yunus 10:62-63] He described them with two characteristics: faith and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). These two characteristics encompass all the traits of faith and all the branches of faith, for they all fall under faith and taqwa.
The awliya (close friends of Allah) differ in this regard. The greater their taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) and the stronger their faith, the greater their status as awliya (close friends of Allah). And as taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) or faith weakens, their status as awliya (close friends of Allah) weakens. However, all believers are awliya (close friends of Allah) according to their faith and according to their taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). They are all awliya (close friends of Allah).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) loves the pious, He loves the doers of good, He loves those who repent, and He loves those who purify themselves. And as the servant's faith and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) strengthen, his status as a wali (close friend of Allah) to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) strengthens. As we mentioned, this varies according to the variation in faith and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). We ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to grant success to everyone. O Allah, to You belongs all praise, and to the Muslims, and to the Muslims who are among Your awliya (close friends of Allah). Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih asks about the characteristics of the awliya (close friends of Allah) mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The awliya (close friends of Allah) have many characteristics. The highest of them is what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned in His saying:
(62) Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve (63) Those who believed and were fearing Allah
أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَThe awliya (close friends of Allah) differ in this regard. The greater their taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) and the stronger their faith, the greater their status as awliya (close friends of Allah). And as taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) or faith weakens, their status as awliya (close friends of Allah) weakens. However, all believers are awliya (close friends of Allah) according to their faith and according to their taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). They are all awliya (close friends of Allah).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) loves the pious, He loves the doers of good, He loves those who repent, and He loves those who purify themselves. And as the servant's faith and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) strengthen, his status as a wali (close friend of Allah) to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) strengthens. As we mentioned, this varies according to the variation in faith and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). We ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to grant success to everyone. O Allah, to You belongs all praise, and to the Muslims, and to the Muslims who are among Your awliya (close friends of Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4209- صفات أولياء الله المذكورة في القرآن الكريم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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