Is 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani worshipped in these times?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, whose story you mentioned, the one who is worshipped in these times?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is he. They lied about him. He is a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and he is one of the great Hanbalis, one of the great Hanbalis. He has a book on fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and he is a worshipper among worshippers. They lied about him and confused these matters with him, and they built a shrine over his grave with the intention of lying about him and the Qadiriyyah method. This is a lie about him (may Allah have mercy on him); he is innocent of it, the Qadiriyyah method. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, whose story you mentioned, the one who is worshipped in these times?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is he. They lied about him. He is a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and he is one of the great Hanbalis, one of the great Hanbalis. He has a book on fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and he is a worshipper among worshippers. They lied about him and confused these matters with him, and they built a shrine over his grave with the intention of lying about him and the Qadiriyyah method. This is a lie about him (may Allah have mercy on him); he is innocent of it, the Qadiriyyah method. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [630 -858] هل عبد القادر الجيلاني يعبد في هذه الأزمان؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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