Does the one who draws near to Allah through voluntary and obligatory acts of worship earn Allah's love in the same way as the one who draws near to Him through obligatory acts only?
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is the one who draws near to Allah the Exalted through voluntary and obligatory acts of worship, and the one who draws near to Allah through obligatory acts only, equal in the love of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, they all love Allah, but the one who draws near through obligatory acts only is the moderate one, and the one who draws near through obligatory and voluntary acts is the one who hastens to do good. The one who hastens to do good is better than the moderate one, and the moderate one is better than the one who wrongs himself.
This questioner asks: Is the one who draws near to Allah the Exalted through voluntary and obligatory acts of worship, and the one who draws near to Allah through obligatory acts only, equal in the love of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, they all love Allah, but the one who draws near through obligatory acts only is the moderate one, and the one who draws near through obligatory and voluntary acts is the one who hastens to do good. The one who hastens to do good is better than the moderate one, and the moderate one is better than the one who wrongs himself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [46 -858] هل من تقرب إلى الله بالنوافل والفرائض يحبه الله مثل الذي تقرب إلى الله بالفرائض فقط؟ — youtube.com
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