What is the ruling on a person claiming to be among the seventy thousand?
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I am among the seventy thousand"?
Answer:
How does he know? How does he know that he is among the seventy thousand? This is known only to Allah, or to the one whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to. We do not assert this for anyone, but we hope for the one who does good and fear for the one who does evil. As for asserting it, we do not assert it for anyone. Yes.
This questioner says: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I am among the seventy thousand"?
Answer:
How does he know? How does he know that he is among the seventy thousand? This is known only to Allah, or to the one whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to. We do not assert this for anyone, but we hope for the one who does good and fear for the one who does evil. As for asserting it, we do not assert it for anyone. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول شخص بأنه من السبعين ألفا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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