How does a disbeliever praise his Lord with the tongue of his state?
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The questioner : How does a disbeliever praise Allah while he is a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : With the tongue of his state, he praises Him. That is, his state testifies to the glory of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Everything that Allah has placed in him, such as the perfection of his creation, craftsmanship, intelligence, and so on, all of it is from Allah.
The questioner : But he denies it.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, he denies it. But the state is not the speech. The state is not the speech. That is, the state of this disbelieving servant, his composition, and what Allah has placed in him, this testifies to the perfection of Allah.
The student: Without his choice.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Without his choice.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. His state, his state, not the speech. Yes.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : With the tongue of his state, he praises Him. That is, his state testifies to the glory of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Everything that Allah has placed in him, such as the perfection of his creation, craftsmanship, intelligence, and so on, all of it is from Allah.
The questioner : But he denies it.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, he denies it. But the state is not the speech. The state is not the speech. That is, the state of this disbelieving servant, his composition, and what Allah has placed in him, this testifies to the perfection of Allah.
The student: Without his choice.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Without his choice.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. His state, his state, not the speech. Yes.