Allah the Exalted said: “Indeed, those who are near your Lord do not disdain to worship Him.” Is there a refutation in this of those who…?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:[Al-A'raf 7:206] He asks: Is there a refutation in this of the one who claims to be a close friend of Allah (wali) and that he has reached a stage where worship is lifted from him?
Answer:
Yes, I have heard that this is a refutation. If the angels who are near [Allah] prostrate to Allah and glorify Him, and they did not say, “We have reached a rank where we do not need worship,” then how about those below them? If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the best of creation, was told by Allah:[Al-Hijr 15:99], then how about others? It is said that he reached a stage where the obligations are lifted from him, as the extremists among the Sufis say. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:
Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ وَلَهُ يَسْجُدُونَAnswer:
Yes, I have heard that this is a refutation. If the angels who are near [Allah] prostrate to Allah and glorify Him, and they did not say, “We have reached a rank where we do not need worship,” then how about those below them? If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the best of creation, was told by Allah:
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).
وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3 /641] قال تعالى(إن الذين عند ربك لا يستكبرون عن عبادته) هل فيها رد على من..؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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