The Meaning of Secrets in the Poet's Statement
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is meant by "secrets" in the poet's statement?
Answer:
The mines of piety along with the secrets. My secrets. Journeys. They say, "May Allah sanctify his secret." This terminology among them is questionable, meaning that the deceased has a secret and that it is transmitted. Perhaps this term came to be on his tongue from what some of the Sufis or some of those who attach themselves to the shaykhs say; they say to him, "The shaykh has a secret," and that it is transmitted to his students. So perhaps it is of this nature. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and this.
The poet (may Allah have mercy on him) lived in an environment where these things and these terms existed, so some of them may have come to be on his tongue. Yes. It is sufficient for him in terms of virtue and honor that he clarified the creed of the Salaf in his time and in his land, even if he had some minor errors. This does not diminish his status or his rank, (may Allah have mercy on him), but some of the terms that people used in his time may have come to be on his tongue.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is meant by "secrets" in the poet's statement?
Answer:
The mines of piety along with the secrets. My secrets. Journeys. They say, "May Allah sanctify his secret." This terminology among them is questionable, meaning that the deceased has a secret and that it is transmitted. Perhaps this term came to be on his tongue from what some of the Sufis or some of those who attach themselves to the shaykhs say; they say to him, "The shaykh has a secret," and that it is transmitted to his students. So perhaps it is of this nature. Yes. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and this.
The poet (may Allah have mercy on him) lived in an environment where these things and these terms existed, so some of them may have come to be on his tongue. Yes. It is sufficient for him in terms of virtue and honor that he clarified the creed of the Salaf in his time and in his land, even if he had some minor errors. This does not diminish his status or his rank, (may Allah have mercy on him), but some of the terms that people used in his time may have come to be on his tongue.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/6 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (5:06)
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