The Meaning of the General Guardianship Being Less Than the Special Guardianship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: How is the general guardianship less than the special guardianship? The mind naturally assumes that the special is less than the general.
Answer:
You do not understand, my brother. By “special,” I mean the elevated one, which is the highest thing. That is the special. As for the general, it is the shared one, shared among the believers. That is the general. As for the special, it is for some of the believers, those who are most complete in faith and most complete in mindfulness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So there is a difference between the special and the general. The general is less than the special. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: How is the general guardianship less than the special guardianship? The mind naturally assumes that the special is less than the general.
Answer:
You do not understand, my brother. By “special,” I mean the elevated one, which is the highest thing. That is the special. As for the general, it is the shared one, shared among the believers. That is the general. As for the special, it is for some of the believers, those who are most complete in faith and most complete in mindfulness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So there is a difference between the special and the general. The general is less than the special. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30 من 32 /شرح كتاب الفرقان بين أولياء الرحمن وأولياء الشيطان/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:39)
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