The human being's ability to perfect love and humility for Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that worship is the perfection of love combined with the perfection of humility for Allah. Can a person perfect his love for Allah and his humility toward Him?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. If he develops a love for other than Allah, he negates it and abandons it; he is capable of this. If he becomes humble before something else, he repents to Allah and becomes humble before Allah alone (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that worship is the perfection of love combined with the perfection of humility for Allah. Can a person perfect his love for Allah and his humility toward Him?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. If he develops a love for other than Allah, he negates it and abandons it; he is capable of this. If he becomes humble before something else, he repents to Allah and becomes humble before Allah alone (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (55:00)
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