Preparation for Meeting Allah and the Phrase of Adorning Oneself for Him
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Question:
What do you say about the statement of the one who says, "Prepare yourselves for the believer to meet Allah, and adorn yourselves for Allah as a woman adorns herself for her husband"?
Answer:
As for "Prepare yourselves to meet Allah," this is correct. Prepare yourselves to meet Allah; there is no doubt about it. As for the last part of the statement, it is defective. It is defective, invalid speech. Yes, only an ignorant person or a frivolous one would say it. Yes, to say "Adorn yourselves for Allah as a woman adorns herself for her husband"—the one who says this is either frivolous or ignorant. Yes.
What do you say about the statement of the one who says, "Prepare yourselves for the believer to meet Allah, and adorn yourselves for Allah as a woman adorns herself for her husband"?
Answer:
As for "Prepare yourselves to meet Allah," this is correct. Prepare yourselves to meet Allah; there is no doubt about it. As for the last part of the statement, it is defective. It is defective, invalid speech. Yes, only an ignorant person or a frivolous one would say it. Yes, to say "Adorn yourselves for Allah as a woman adorns herself for her husband"—the one who says this is either frivolous or ignorant. Yes.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في نكتة بديعة تبين ميراث الملقبين والملقبين من المشركين والموحدين — islamhouse.com (1:15:01)
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