What is the ruling on saying: So-and-so is your wali (close friend of Allah)?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, is it permissible for one person to say to another, for example, "So-and-so is your wali (close friend of Allah)"?
The Shaykh : I think the least one can say is that it involves exaggeration. The true wali (close friend of Allah) is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The student :[Al-A'raf 7:196] .
The questioner : Come on, Shaykh?
The student : Don't let the Shaykh see you with your left hand, oh ... Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Come on, in the name of Allah, but let's look at the brother Abu al-Abbas; it seems he has a question?
The student : ... came to me ... .
Another student : Do you have something, Abu al-Abbas?
Another student : I am, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, look at the young men ... .
The Shaykh : Good, Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
The Shaykh : I think the least one can say is that it involves exaggeration. The true wali (close friend of Allah) is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The student :
Indeed, my protector is Allah, who has sent down the Book
إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَThe questioner : Come on, Shaykh?
The student : Don't let the Shaykh see you with your left hand, oh ... Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Come on, in the name of Allah, but let's look at the brother Abu al-Abbas; it seems he has a question?
The student : ... came to me ... .
Another student : Do you have something, Abu al-Abbas?
Another student : I am, praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, look at the young men ... .
The Shaykh : Good, Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
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