Statement: The Shayatins flee when they see the fuqaha
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The questioner:
Some of the noble ones mentioned on television that he said that the Shayatins flee when they see the fuqaha. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
Reciting what?
The questioner:
That the Shayatins flee when they see the fuqaha.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory. A faqih may be a fasiq, and he is a faqih who has fisq. What is meant by the faqih is the righteous, upright one who remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic); the Shayatins flee from him. As for a fasiq faqih, the Shayatins draw near to him and make him happy.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Some of the noble ones mentioned on television that he said that the Shayatins flee when they see the fuqaha. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
Reciting what?
The questioner:
That the Shayatins flee when they see the fuqaha.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory. A faqih may be a fasiq, and he is a faqih who has fisq. What is meant by the faqih is the righteous, upright one who remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic); the Shayatins flee from him. As for a fasiq faqih, the Shayatins draw near to him and make him happy.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
كتاب التوحيد [11] — alfawzan.live (50:58)
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