Is it permissible for a man to say: I am one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) because I am upon the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a man to say, "I am one of the awliya (close friends of Allah)," because I am upon the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
One does not declare oneself righteous, so he should not say, "I am a believer," nor should he say, "I am one of the awliya (close friends of Allah)." Rather, he should say, "I hope to be among the awliya," or he should say, "O Allah, make me among Your awliya who are mindful of You," and he should supplicate to Allah with that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a man to say, "I am one of the awliya (close friends of Allah)," because I am upon the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
One does not declare oneself righteous, so he should not say, "I am a believer," nor should he say, "I am one of the awliya (close friends of Allah)." Rather, he should say, "I hope to be among the awliya," or he should say, "O Allah, make me among Your awliya who are mindful of You," and he should supplicate to Allah with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [105 -858] هل يجوز أن يقول الرجل: أنا من أولياء الله لأني على منهج أهل السنة والجماعة؟ — youtube.com
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