A man afflicted with a love of leadership and desires, and unable to rid himself of them for five years?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that he is afflicted with a love of leadership and desires, and whenever he tries to rid himself of them, he is unable to do so. This has been the case for five years. How can he get rid of this?
Answer:
Do not despair. I say: do not despair. He should call upon Allah the Exalted and try to rid himself of it. Allah is near and responsive. Do not despair of guidance and assistance from Allah the Exalted. He should increase in supplication and persist in calling upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Allah is near and responsive. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that he is afflicted with a love of leadership and desires, and whenever he tries to rid himself of them, he is unable to do so. This has been the case for five years. How can he get rid of this?
Answer:
Do not despair. I say: do not despair. He should call upon Allah the Exalted and try to rid himself of it. Allah is near and responsive. Do not despair of guidance and assistance from Allah the Exalted. He should increase in supplication and persist in calling upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Allah is near and responsive. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [506 /641] رجل مبتلى بحب الرياسة والشهوات ولم يستطع منذ خمس سنوات أن يتخلص منها..؟الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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