Is it permissible to say (ma sha' Allah) when seeing a disbeliever if you see health and well-being in him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say ma sha' Allah when seeing a disbeliever, whether he is a People of the Book or otherwise, if you see health and well-being in him?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. I say there is nothing wrong with that. It is not praise of the disbeliever; rather, it is an expression of wonder at his condition. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say ma sha' Allah when seeing a disbeliever, whether he is a People of the Book or otherwise, if you see health and well-being in him?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. I say there is nothing wrong with that. It is not praise of the disbeliever; rather, it is an expression of wonder at his condition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [119 /641] هل يصح قول (ما شاء الله) عند رؤية الكافر إذا رأيت منه صحة وعافية؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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