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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of wilayah with a kasrah on the waw and wilayah with a fathah?

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of wilayah and wilayah? Does it have a meaning other than the love of Allah for His awliya (close friends of Allah) and the meaning of authority?

The Shaykh:
Wilayah with a kasrah is authority, authority and power; he was given authority. As for wilayah with a fathah, it is love and nearness; love for Allah and nearness to Him is this wilayah with a fathah. Yes.

The questioner:
We say, here.

The Shaykh:
Wilayah is love, wilayah is support, wilayah is nearness. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [356 -858] ما معنى الوِلاية بكسر الواو والوَلاية بفتحها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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