Is it permissible for me to ask Allah for the rank of the sincere friends (Siddiq)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to ask Allah the Exalted for the rank of the sincere friends (Siddiq)?
Answer:
There is no objection, but you must not be content with supplication alone; rather, you must adopt the characteristics of the sincere friends. You must commit to truthfulness and not lie. You must commit to truthfulness always and not lie. The sincere friend never lies. A man continues to be truthful and seek truthfulness until he is recorded by Allah as a sincere friend. As for you making a supplication that Allah make you among the sincere friends while you do not possess their characteristics, that will not benefit you in any way. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to ask Allah the Exalted for the rank of the sincere friends (Siddiq)?
Answer:
There is no objection, but you must not be content with supplication alone; rather, you must adopt the characteristics of the sincere friends. You must commit to truthfulness and not lie. You must commit to truthfulness always and not lie. The sincere friend never lies. A man continues to be truthful and seek truthfulness until he is recorded by Allah as a sincere friend. As for you making a supplication that Allah make you among the sincere friends while you do not possess their characteristics, that will not benefit you in any way. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2697- 4717] هل يجوز لي أن أسأل الله منزلة الصديقية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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