The ruling on saying, “Your words bring back the soul”
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person says, “Your words bring back the soul,” what is the ruling on this phrase, “brings back the soul”?
The Shaykh:
Your words.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Whose words are they? My words?
The questioner:
No, the speaker’s words.
The Shaykh:
The one being addressed, I mean.
The questioner:
That “your words bring back the soul,” so what is the ruling on this phrase, “brings back the soul,” knowing that it is a common expression?
The Shaykh:
This is an exaggeration in praise. This is an exaggeration in praise that is not permissible. It is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) who brings back the soul. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a person says, “Your words bring back the soul,” what is the ruling on this phrase, “brings back the soul”?
The Shaykh:
Your words.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Whose words are they? My words?
The questioner:
No, the speaker’s words.
The Shaykh:
The one being addressed, I mean.
The questioner:
That “your words bring back the soul,” so what is the ruling on this phrase, “brings back the soul,” knowing that it is a common expression?
The Shaykh:
This is an exaggeration in praise. This is an exaggeration in praise that is not permissible. It is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) who brings back the soul. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1866] حكم قول «كلامك يرد الروح» - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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