The ruling on saying: “O Allah, I do not worship You out of fear of Your Fire or out of hope for Your Paradise”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to make a supplication in which some people say, “O Allah, I did not come out of fear of Your Fire, nor out of hope for…”
Answer:
This is the supplication of the Sufis. This is invalid speech, invalid speech. This is the speech of the Sufis. The prophets worship Allah out of fear and hope: fear of His punishment and hope for His reward. This contradicts the supplications of the prophets (peace be upon them). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to make a supplication in which some people say, “O Allah, I did not come out of fear of Your Fire, nor out of hope for…”
Answer:
This is the supplication of the Sufis. This is invalid speech, invalid speech. This is the speech of the Sufis. The prophets worship Allah out of fear and hope: fear of His punishment and hope for His reward. This contradicts the supplications of the prophets (peace be upon them). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1034- 4717] حكم قول:(اللهم إني لم أعبدك خوفا من نارك ولا طمعا في جنتك) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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