The ruling on a person saying: I am confident in myself
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. We have some questions that came to this program via social media. With us is Abu Aishah al-Fudali from Kuwait, who asks: What is the ruling on a person saying, "I am confident in myself"?
Answer:
This is an ignorant statement that has no value. No one is confident in themselves, as Allah the Exalted said, "And I do not exonerate my soul," as He the Exalted said regarding Yusuf (peace be upon him)[Yusuf 12:53]. Allah the Exalted says, "And do not declare yourselves pure" [An-Najm 53:32] [An-Najm 53:32] Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. We have some questions that came to this program via social media. With us is Abu Aishah al-Fudali from Kuwait, who asks: What is the ruling on a person saying, "I am confident in myself"?
Answer:
This is an ignorant statement that has no value. No one is confident in themselves, as Allah the Exalted said, "And I do not exonerate my soul," as He the Exalted said regarding Yusuf (peace be upon him)
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy
وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّيSo do not claim yourselves to be pure
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْHe is most knowing of who fears Him.
هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3287] حكم قول الإنسان: أنا واثق من نفسي - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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