What is the opinion on Ibn Hajar's statement: The intended meaning of the awliya (close friends of Allah) is the one who is persistent in His obedience and sincere in his worship
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, on al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's definition of the wali (close friend of Allah), where he says: The intended meaning of the awliya (close friends of Allah) is the one who is persistent in His obedience and sincere in his worship. So is everyone who is pious a wali (close friend of Allah) of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, this is good speech. It is the one who is persistent in the obedience of Allah and avoids His disobedience. And the more one is in taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), the more he is in the state of being a close friend of Allah. This is correct speech taken from the evidence. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, on al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's definition of the wali (close friend of Allah), where he says: The intended meaning of the awliya (close friends of Allah) is the one who is persistent in His obedience and sincere in his worship. So is everyone who is pious a wali (close friend of Allah) of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, this is good speech. It is the one who is persistent in the obedience of Allah and avoids His disobedience. And the more one is in taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), the more he is in the state of being a close friend of Allah. This is correct speech taken from the evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [202 -858] ما الرأي في قول ابن حجر: المراد بأولياء الله هو المواظب على طاعته المخلص في عبادته.. — youtube.com
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