Do the evidence cited by Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the superiority of the awliya (close friends of Allah) serve as proof for the increase and decrease of faith?
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May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Do the evidence cited by the Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the superiority of the awliya serve as proof for the increase and decrease of faith?
Answer:
There is no doubt that they did not attain the status of awliya except through an increase in faith. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Do the evidence cited by the Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the superiority of the awliya serve as proof for the increase and decrease of faith?
Answer:
There is no doubt that they did not attain the status of awliya except through an increase in faith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [177 -858] هل الأدلة التي ذكرها ابن تيمية في تفاضل الأولياء يستدل بها على زيادة الإيمان ونقصانه؟ — youtube.com
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