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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Combining the two hadiths: “Allah does not look at your bodies” and “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Verily, Allah does not look to your bodiesإن الله لا ينظر إلى أجسادكم
Riyad as-Salihin 1570
, with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”?

Answer:
This is one thing and that is another. He does not look at appearances and wealth, but rather at hearts and deeds. This is the one who has nothing but an appearance, nothing but an appearance only, and there is no faith in his heart, or his faith is weak. As for the person who has strong faith in his heart, it is prescribed for him to adorn himself. He adorns himself in appearance with clothing and perfume, and he adorns himself in the unseen with a good intention and sound belief. The beauty of appearance, the beauty of the inner self, and the beauty of the heart are all required. As for the one who limits himself to appearance only, that is the one at whom Allah does not look. Yes.

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some young children.

Answer:
But the meaning of the hadith "the disheveled and dusty one" is that a person should not look down upon a believer, no matter what appearance he may present. He should not look down upon him, for his appearance may not be encouraging, yet his heart may contain a strong light of faith in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1167 /1350] كيف يجمع بين قول النبيﷺ«إن الله لا ينظر إلى أجسادكم»وبين قوله«إن الله جميل يحب الجمال»؟ — youtube.com

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