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Is he who says that the Awliya (saints) have a خاتم (seal) a disbeliever, and what is the proof for that, and does this entail not smelling the fragrance of Paradise?

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The term "Seal of the Awliya'" (Seal of the Saints) is an invalid appellation that has no basis in the Qur’an, the , or the sayings of the Salaf. However, the last pious believer is the last of Allah's Awliya'. Allah Almighty's Awliya' do not have a specific "seal" as the prophets do.

As for declaring someone who asserts the "sealing of sainthood" in a specific person to be a disbeliever, there is no evidence for their disbelief, and the fundamental principle concerning a Muslim is that they are free from disbelief.

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