The Meaning of the Statement: Honoring the Self Is Following Its Desire
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on what some people say, that honoring the self is following its desire?
Answer:
It is not obligatory in all cases to fulfill the self's desire; it is not a general rule. However, honoring the self means honoring it through obedience, through obeying Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and avoiding sin. One does not give it its desire for sins; that is not honoring it, but rather humiliating it.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on what some people say, that honoring the self is following its desire?
Answer:
It is not obligatory in all cases to fulfill the self's desire; it is not a general rule. However, honoring the self means honoring it through obedience, through obeying Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and avoiding sin. One does not give it its desire for sins; that is not honoring it, but rather humiliating it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرهب من مساوئ الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (1:04:21)
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