The ruling on saying: “I am too shy to ask Allah for forgiveness”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the validity of this statement, where some writers have said, “I am too shy to say to Allah or supplicate to Him, ‘Forgive me’”?
Answer:
I seek Allah’s forgiveness. He is also too shy to ask Allah for forgiveness. Whoever says that, no. This is the talk of the Sufis who say, “We do not worship Allah hoping for His Paradise or fearing His Fire, for that is the worship of merchants. As for us, we worship Allah because we love Him only.” This is from the soundness of the Sufis, as is known.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the validity of this statement, where some writers have said, “I am too shy to say to Allah or supplicate to Him, ‘Forgive me’”?
Answer:
I seek Allah’s forgiveness. He is also too shy to ask Allah for forgiveness. Whoever says that, no. This is the talk of the Sufis who say, “We do not worship Allah hoping for His Paradise or fearing His Fire, for that is the worship of merchants. As for us, we worship Allah because we love Him only.” This is from the soundness of the Sufis, as is known.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [55] — alfawzan.live (1:13:12)
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