What is the meaning of "khatim" (seal) in the Sufis' statement: "The best of the awliya (close friends of Allah) is the khatim of the awliya"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the Sufis' statement that the best of the awliya is the khatim of the awliya, what is the meaning of "khatim"?
Answer:
It means the last of them, i.e., the khatim of them is the last of them, just as Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the khatim of the prophets, meaning the last of the prophets. Who says that this one is the last of the awliya? Who determines the awliya? There is no text from the speech of Allah or from the speech of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the Sufis' statement that the best of the awliya is the khatim of the awliya, what is the meaning of "khatim"?
Answer:
It means the last of them, i.e., the khatim of them is the last of them, just as Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the khatim of the prophets, meaning the last of the prophets. Who says that this one is the last of the awliya? Who determines the awliya? There is no text from the speech of Allah or from the speech of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [326 -858] ما معنى الخاتم في قول الصوفية: إن أفضل الأولياء هو خاتم الأولياء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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