What is the ruling on saying “wa ‘azahu” to one who sees a sick person or a poor person?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It has become common among us that when we see a sick person, a poor person, or someone in a weak state, we say “wa ‘azahu.” I do not know the meaning of the word “wa ‘azahu,” so what is the ruling on it, especially after I learned that there is an idol named al-‘Uzzy, and I feared that this word might have a connection to it?
Answer:
Leave it, as long as you are afraid of it, and you fear that it is a call to the idol, then leave it. And there is much correct speech, praise be to Allah; say something else.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It has become common among us that when we see a sick person, a poor person, or someone in a weak state, we say “wa ‘azahu.” I do not know the meaning of the word “wa ‘azahu,” so what is the ruling on it, especially after I learned that there is an idol named al-‘Uzzy, and I feared that this word might have a connection to it?
Answer:
Leave it, as long as you are afraid of it, and you fear that it is a call to the idol, then leave it. And there is much correct speech, praise be to Allah; say something else.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول «واعزاه» لمن يرى مريضًا أو فقيرًا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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