The Meaning of the Exaggeration That Is Forbidden
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is exaggeration forbidden? He says: And what is the meaning of the forbidden exaggeration?
Answer:
Exaggeration is excess. Exaggeration is excess, and it is forbidden in acts of worship. Exaggeration in acts of worship or in regarding people is forbidden because it leads to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes. The best of matters is the middle path, neither harshness nor exaggeration. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is exaggeration forbidden? He says: And what is the meaning of the forbidden exaggeration?
Answer:
Exaggeration is excess. Exaggeration is excess, and it is forbidden in acts of worship. Exaggeration in acts of worship or in regarding people is forbidden because it leads to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes. The best of matters is the middle path, neither harshness nor exaggeration. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حُكم الغلو؟ وما معنى الغلو المنهي عنه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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