Is acknowledging a blessing a form of purifying the self?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[An-Najm 53:32], does that include acknowledging the blessing?
The Shaykh:
This is not purifying the self; this is praise of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Acknowledging a blessing is gratitude to Allah, praise of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
What is from you, this is from Allah[An-Nahl 16:53]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
So do not claim yourselves to be pure
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْThe Shaykh:
This is not purifying the self; this is praise of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Acknowledging a blessing is gratitude to Allah, praise of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
What is from you, this is from Allah
And whatever you have of favor - it is from Allah
وَمَا بِكُم مِّن نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [582- 4717] هل الاعتراف بالنعمة من تزكية النفس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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