What is the ruling on the statement that the Shari'ah commands humility and submission to Allah, but there is no command to be humble?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people say that the Shari'ah commands humility and submission to Allah, but there is no command to be humble, neither in the Book nor in the Sunnah.
Answer:
Submission is humility, my brother. Submission is humility. As for humility, it is not humility. Glory be to Allah, what is this talk? This is the talk of a foreigner, or the talk of someone who does not understand the language. Yes, what is the meaning of humility except humility? What is the meaning of submission except humility? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people say that the Shari'ah commands humility and submission to Allah, but there is no command to be humble, neither in the Book nor in the Sunnah.
Answer:
Submission is humility, my brother. Submission is humility. As for humility, it is not humility. Glory be to Allah, what is this talk? This is the talk of a foreigner, or the talk of someone who does not understand the language. Yes, what is the meaning of humility except humility? What is the meaning of submission except humility? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول أن الشرع أمر بالخشوع والخضوع لله وليس هناك أمر بالذل؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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