Can one who commits major sins be among the close friends of Allah?
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Question:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Can one who commits major sins be among the close friends of Allah?
Answer:
If he turns to Allah in repentance, yes. But if he persists in the major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), then he is wronging himself, and he is under Allah’s will: if Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him.
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Can one who commits major sins be among the close friends of Allah?
Answer:
If he turns to Allah in repentance, yes. But if he persists in the major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), then he is wronging himself, and he is under Allah’s will: if Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [980- 4717] هل يمكن لصاحب الكبائر أن يكون من المقربين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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