Is it correct for some people to say in their supplication: “O Allah, make us among Your loved ones and Your relatives”?
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The questioner:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Some people say in their supplication, “O Allah, make us among Your loved ones and Your relatives.” He asks: Is the word “Your relatives” correct?
The Shaykh:
No, no. It is not reported as “closer than Your loved ones.” Yes, or “among those brought near to You,” there is no harm. As for “among Your relatives,” meaning being close to Allah from among His relatives, unless the intention behind “Your relatives” is those who are close to You, in which case it has a correct meaning. But if it means from the relatives, i.e., from the kin, then it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, the father.
The Shaykh:
A general term that should be avoided. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Some people say in their supplication, “O Allah, make us among Your loved ones and Your relatives.” He asks: Is the word “Your relatives” correct?
The Shaykh:
No, no. It is not reported as “closer than Your loved ones.” Yes, or “among those brought near to You,” there is no harm. As for “among Your relatives,” meaning being close to Allah from among His relatives, unless the intention behind “Your relatives” is those who are close to You, in which case it has a correct meaning. But if it means from the relatives, i.e., from the kin, then it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, the father.
The Shaykh:
A general term that should be avoided. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2683- 4717] هل يصح قول بعض الناس في دعائه:اللهم اجعلنا من أحبابك وأقرابك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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