The Meaning of Exaggeration and Its Ruling in Islam
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Question:
Muhammad from Tabuk asks and says: What is the meaning of exaggeration? And is there exaggeration in Islam?
Answer:
Exaggeration is excess; it is excess beyond the prescribed limit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against exaggeration, saying: "Beware of exaggeration"Sunan Ibn Majah 3029Sahih (Darussalam). Exaggeration is exceeding the prescribed limit in acts of worship, in people, and in other matters. Therefore, exaggeration is forbidden.
And it is not permissible, especially in religion[Al-Ma'idah 5:77] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against it and said Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:875 Mishkat al-Masabih 145Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i). When they informed them of it, it seemed as if they found it light, but they said: Where do we stand in relation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Abi Dawud 4963Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)? So one of them said: I pray and do not sleep. The other said: I fast and do not break my fast. The third said: And I do not marry women. The fourth said: I do not eat meat. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and was informed of that, he said: You are the ones who said such and such. By Allah, I pray and I fast . Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you.
Muhammad from Tabuk asks and says: What is the meaning of exaggeration? And is there exaggeration in Islam?
Answer:
Exaggeration is excess; it is excess beyond the prescribed limit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against exaggeration, saying: "Beware of exaggeration"
for those who came before you were doomed
فإنما أهلك من كان قبلكمAnd it is not permissible, especially in religion
O People of the Scripture, do not exceed limits in your religion beyond the truth
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا تَغْلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّBeware of exaggeration, for it is only exaggeration that destroyed those who came before you.
إياكم والغلو فإنما أهلك من كان قبلكم الغلوThree people came to the Prophet’s wives and asked how the Prophet conducted his worship.
جاء ثلاثة نفر إلى أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسألوهن عن عبادة الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلمwas forgiven all his sins, past and those followed
وقد غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه وما تأخرAnd I fast and I break my fast, and I marry women and I eat meat, and whoever is averse to my Sunnah is not of me
وأصوم وأفطر وأتزوج النساء وآكل اللحم، ومن رغب عن سنتي فليس منيThe presenter:
May Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (9:39)
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