How is elevating the awliya (close friends of Allah) to the rank of Allah a diminishment of them?
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Question:
How is elevating the awliya (close friends of Allah) to the rank of Allah a diminishment of them?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. You are not like him; he is a poor person, and you said to him, "You are not like the people; Allah has elevated you above the people and given you [this status], and you are a role model." But you have belittled him by this, because he did not reach this rank. So you mock him if you lower him to a status other than his.
You tell him, "You are the most noble of people, you are the most generous of people, and no one among the people is above you." And he is a poor, wretched person. All of this is exaggeration (ghuluw), and it is belittling this person. If you lower him to a status other than yours, you have belittled him and mocked him. Yes.
How is elevating the awliya (close friends of Allah) to the rank of Allah a diminishment of them?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. You are not like him; he is a poor person, and you said to him, "You are not like the people; Allah has elevated you above the people and given you [this status], and you are a role model." But you have belittled him by this, because he did not reach this rank. So you mock him if you lower him to a status other than his.
You tell him, "You are the most noble of people, you are the most generous of people, and no one among the people is above you." And he is a poor, wretched person. All of this is exaggeration (ghuluw), and it is belittling this person. If you lower him to a status other than yours, you have belittled him and mocked him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون رفع أولياء الله إلى منزلة الله انتقاصا لهم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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