What is the ruling on reconciling the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, “The Master is Allah,” with his statement, “I am the master of the children of Adam”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am confused about how to reconcile the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, “The Master is Allah,” with his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 4673Sahih (Al-Albani),
Answer:
That is, he did not say “I am the Master”; he said. So if it is qualified, like when you say “the master of the house” and not “the Master,” then the absolute Master is Allah. But if you say so-and-so is the master of the sons of so-and-so, or the master of such-and-such a tribe, meaning their leader, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am confused about how to reconcile the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, “The Master is Allah,” with his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
I shall be pre-eminent among the descendants of Adam
أنا سيد ولد آدمAnswer:
That is, he did not say “I am the Master”; he said
I am the master of the children of Adam
أنا سيد ولدي آدم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [588 /1350] أشكل علي الجمع بين قول النبي ﷺ «السيد الله»، وقوله «أنا سيد ولد آدم»؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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