The reason for Ibrahim’s (peace be upon him) supplication to be kept away from the worship of idols
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We want you to clarify for us the statement of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) when he supplicated to his Lord to keep him away from the worship of idols, even though he (peace and blessings be upon him) is protected from sin.
Answer:
He feared for himself, for he did not purify himself. The point here is that a person does not purify himself, and that he fears misguidance and fears deviation. This is a great secret: a person fears deviation and fears misguidance. How many a scholar has remained in error, and how many a worshipper has deviated and fallen into disbelief. So a person fears for himself as long as he is alive, and he does not purify himself. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We want you to clarify for us the statement of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) when he supplicated to his Lord to keep him away from the worship of idols, even though he (peace and blessings be upon him) is protected from sin.
Answer:
He feared for himself, for he did not purify himself. The point here is that a person does not purify himself, and that he fears misguidance and fears deviation. This is a great secret: a person fears deviation and fears misguidance. How many a scholar has remained in error, and how many a worshipper has deviated and fallen into disbelief. So a person fears for himself as long as he is alive, and he does not purify himself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [118 -521] كيف يدعو إبراهيم ربه أن يُجنبه عبادة الأصنام، وهو عليه الصلاة والسلام معصوم؟ - الفوزان — youtube.com
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