The Status of Intimacy Among the Ranks of Love
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned to us that intimacy (khullah) is the highest rank of love. Is it higher than passion (ishq) and infatuation (tawwim)?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is the highest. Therefore, no one among creation has attained it except Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). No one among creation has attained it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 26:27 Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned to us that intimacy (khullah) is the highest rank of love. Is it higher than passion (ishq) and infatuation (tawwim)?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is the highest. Therefore, no one among creation has attained it except Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). No one among creation has attained it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Indeed, Allah took me as an intimate friend just as He took Ibrahim as an intimate friend
إن الله اتخذني خليلا كما اتخذ إبراهيم خليلا
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 07-01-1435هـ — af.org.sa (50:23)
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