The ruling on supplicating that Allah make one His intimate friend
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a believer to make this supplication, which is: “O Allah, make me Your intimate friend, just as Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Your intimate friend”?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible for you to seek the rank of the prophets. It is not permissible for anyone to seek the rank of the prophets. This is not permissible. How can one seek the rank of the intimate friend? This is not appropriate. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a believer to make this supplication, which is: “O Allah, make me Your intimate friend, just as Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Your intimate friend”?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible for you to seek the rank of the prophets. It is not permissible for anyone to seek the rank of the prophets. This is not permissible. How can one seek the rank of the intimate friend? This is not appropriate. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، مقدمة الشارح — islamhouse.com (55:25)
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