The Meaning of Despising the Self for the Sake of Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that it is obligatory for a person to despise his self for the sake of Allah. What does it mean to despise one's self?
Answer:
He hates his deeds, and he hates his actions for the sake of Allah, meaning for the sake of Allah, for the sake of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that it is obligatory for a person to despise his self for the sake of Allah. What does it mean to despise one's self?
Answer:
He hates his deeds, and he hates his actions for the sake of Allah, meaning for the sake of Allah, for the sake of Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وفي محاسبة النفس عدة مصالح — islamhouse.com (51:48)
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