Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas in Prayer and Tawhid
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The questioner:
Or better for the expedition. And the most truthful of the brothers say that it is only upon, it is only upon.
The Shaykh:
He interceded for Himself, He interceded for Himself (Glorified and Exalted is He), yes. No, not absolutely based on its generality, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), if you are a seeker, then you have complained to Himself. Yes.
The questioner:
The pillars were recited in any prayer, prayer and congregation.
The Shaykh:
No one did this, as far as we know, other than this Companion. So if it had been prescribed absolutely, someone else would have done it. This man did it out of love for this surah, and he did it only once, and we do not know that this happened from him after that or from anyone else. But if he was praying for himself at night and used this form in his prayer and recited it, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The questioner:
Supplicating to Allah to associate with it the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who it was revealed about.
The Shaykh:
If he believed in it and acted upon it, he is absolved of it. And whoever committed shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if it was little or small, he did not act upon it in the sky; he acted upon it, but he did not act upon it in the sky; rather, a defect occurred in him regarding its meaning. As for the one who acted upon it in the sky, he is absolved of shirk.
Or better for the expedition. And the most truthful of the brothers say that it is only upon, it is only upon.
The Shaykh:
He interceded for Himself, He interceded for Himself (Glorified and Exalted is He), yes. No, not absolutely based on its generality, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), if you are a seeker, then you have complained to Himself. Yes.
The questioner:
The pillars were recited in any prayer, prayer and congregation.
The Shaykh:
No one did this, as far as we know, other than this Companion. So if it had been prescribed absolutely, someone else would have done it. This man did it out of love for this surah, and he did it only once, and we do not know that this happened from him after that or from anyone else. But if he was praying for himself at night and used this form in his prayer and recited it, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The questioner:
Supplicating to Allah to associate with it the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who it was revealed about.
The Shaykh:
If he believed in it and acted upon it, he is absolved of it. And whoever committed shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if it was little or small, he did not act upon it in the sky; he acted upon it, but he did not act upon it in the sky; rather, a defect occurred in him regarding its meaning. As for the one who acted upon it in the sky, he is absolved of shirk.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من قوله : ما وصف به نفسه في سورة الإخلاص — islamhouse.com (1:05:32)
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