What is the meaning of Ibn Taymiyyah's statement: "And the greatest of the favors is adherence to uprightness"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in his treatise *Al-Tuhfah al-'Iraqiyyah fi al-A'mal al-Qalbiyyah*, where he said: "And the greatest of the favors is adherence to uprightness"?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the greatest of the favors is adherence to uprightness in the religion. So if Allah grants a Muslim success in uprightness, that is an honor from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for him. Even if he does not receive a miraculous favor through his hand, his success in the religion and his steadfastness upon it is an honor from Allah for him. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in his treatise *Al-Tuhfah al-'Iraqiyyah fi al-A'mal al-Qalbiyyah*, where he said: "And the greatest of the favors is adherence to uprightness"?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the greatest of the favors is adherence to uprightness in the religion. So if Allah grants a Muslim success in uprightness, that is an honor from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for him. Even if he does not receive a miraculous favor through his hand, his success in the religion and his steadfastness upon it is an honor from Allah for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [556 -858] ما معنى قول ابن تيمية: وأعظم الكرامة لزوم الاستقامة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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