The ruling on believing that Allah's blessings upon a servant are a form of gradual misguidance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If Allah bestows blessings upon me and I believe that this is a form of gradual misguidance, is this a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
No, do not be deceived. This is not being deceived by the blessings; do not be deceived by them. Do not say, "This is a sign of Allah's pleasure with me," and then become arrogant, as Qarun said:[Al-Qasas 28:78] No, acknowledge that it is from Allah, spend it in obedience to Allah, and thank Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If Allah bestows blessings upon me and I believe that this is a form of gradual misguidance, is this a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
No, do not be deceived. This is not being deceived by the blessings; do not be deceived by them. Do not say, "This is a sign of Allah's pleasure with me," and then become arrogant, as Qarun said:
I was only given it because of knowledge I have.
إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 281- حكم اعتقاد أن نِعَم الله على العبد من باب الاستدراج - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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