The Meaning of Al-Raqiqah and Al-Sirr, and Their Saying “May Allah Sanctify His Secret”
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned “his raqiqah and his sirr.” What is meant by raqiqah and sirr?
The Shaykh:
The meaning is the same. They use these terms in their expressions. These are the expressions of the Khurafiyun. One person says raqiqah, another says sirr, another says hal, and another says his ruh. The meaning is the same. Yes.
The questioner:
And among that is their saying, “May Allah sanctify his sirr.”
The Shaykh:
Tqdis (sanctification) means purification. As for his sirr, I do not know. Some people say “May Allah sanctify his ruh,” meaning “May Allah purify his ruh from sins.” As for his sirr, I do not know. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned “his raqiqah and his sirr.” What is meant by raqiqah and sirr?
The Shaykh:
The meaning is the same. They use these terms in their expressions. These are the expressions of the Khurafiyun. One person says raqiqah, another says sirr, another says hal, and another says his ruh. The meaning is the same. Yes.
The questioner:
And among that is their saying, “May Allah sanctify his sirr.”
The Shaykh:
Tqdis (sanctification) means purification. As for his sirr, I do not know. Some people say “May Allah sanctify his ruh,” meaning “May Allah purify his ruh from sins.” As for his sirr, I do not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [260 /1350] ما المراد بقول المؤلف (رقيقته وسره)؟ وهل من ذلك قولهم: قدس الله سره؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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