On the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if Allah had expanded provision for them, they would have committed excess on the earth.”
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The student: Shaykh, may Allah reward you. From this verse, the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Ash-Shuraa 42:27], some mentioned that it is not permissible for anyone to make self-sufficient the poor person whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made poor, in accordance with His wisdom... meaning, giving him something that makes him self-sufficient, just enough for him to eat. Is giving him what makes him self-sufficient bad manners with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh : Who said this?!
The student: They mentioned this in the book “The Sufis’ Sanctification of Persons”. Is this a fatwa from one of the scholars?
The Shaykh : The sayings of the Sufis are of no value. Were you a Sufi before?
The student: Yes, before I was a Sufi.
The Shaykh : And praise be to Allah who saved you from them. This is a great blessing. No, this is not correct, because if that were the case, Allah would not have allocated a share of zakah to the poor. Did not Allah the Exalted allocate a share of zakah to the poor? And did He not command kindness to the poor? This shows the weakness of this statement.
And if Allah had extended [excessively] provision for His servants, they would have committed tyranny throughout the earth
ولو بسط الله الرزق لعباده لبغوا في الأرضThe Shaykh : Who said this?!
The student: They mentioned this in the book “The Sufis’ Sanctification of Persons”. Is this a fatwa from one of the scholars?
The Shaykh : The sayings of the Sufis are of no value. Were you a Sufi before?
The student: Yes, before I was a Sufi.
The Shaykh : And praise be to Allah who saved you from them. This is a great blessing. No, this is not correct, because if that were the case, Allah would not have allocated a share of zakah to the poor. Did not Allah the Exalted allocate a share of zakah to the poor? And did He not command kindness to the poor? This shows the weakness of this statement.