Who are the awliya of Allah according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?
2026-09-21
T79 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
وَإِنَّمَا أَوْلِيَاءُ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ وَصَفَهُمْ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِوِلَايَتِهِ بِقَوْلِهِ: {أَلَا إنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ} {الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ}.
English translation
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The allies of Allah are only those whom Allah, Exalted is He, described as having His friendship in His statement: “Indeed, the allies of Allah shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve: those who believed and were mindful of Him.”
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 11/169
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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