It is said in the supplication, "And I am the first of the Muslims." Should I be polite and say, "And I am among the Muslims"?
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the supplication for standing in night prayer, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 821 up to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "And I am the first of the Muslims," I say, out of politeness, "And I am among the Muslims."
Answer:
No, say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first to submit to the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He." Do not change the wording. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the supplication for standing in night prayer, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
I have turned my face as a hanif towards Him who created the heavens and the earth
وجهت وجهي للذي فطر السماوات والأرضAnswer:
No, say what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first to submit to the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He." Do not change the wording. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [201 /641] ورد في الدعاء "وأنا أول المسلمين" فهل أتأدب وأقول "وأنا من المسلمين"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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