We hear from some students the claim that they are among the awliya (close friends of Allah); what is the ruling on that?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear from some students who claim that they are among the awliya, or who say that so-and-so is among the awliya, and they say this in jest. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Every believing, pious person is among the awliya, but the status of being a wali varies, with some being stronger than others. Every believer, even if he has sins and is an open sinner, as long as he has not left the religion, has a status of being a wali for Allah, but it is deficient, just as his faith is deficient. It increases with faith and decreases with faith. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear from some students who claim that they are among the awliya, or who say that so-and-so is among the awliya, and they say this in jest. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Every believing, pious person is among the awliya, but the status of being a wali varies, with some being stronger than others. Every believer, even if he has sins and is an open sinner, as long as he has not left the religion, has a status of being a wali for Allah, but it is deficient, just as his faith is deficient. It increases with faith and decreases with faith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [648 -858] نسمع من بعض الطلبة من دعوى أنه من أولياء الله، فما حكم ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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