Meaning: And I ask You for the longing to meet You, free from any harmful adversity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And I ask You for the longing to meet You, free from any harmful adversity”?
Answer:
It is to be understood on its apparent meaning. “I ask You for the longing to meet You” means loving to meet You, without any harmful adversity befalling me that would turn me away from that or distract me from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And I ask You for the longing to meet You, free from any harmful adversity”?
Answer:
It is to be understood on its apparent meaning. “I ask You for the longing to meet You” means loving to meet You, without any harmful adversity befalling me that would turn me away from that or distract me from it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : الوجه الثاني : أن الله - سبحانه وتعالى - خلق الخلق لعبادته — islamhouse.com (55:31)
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