Is Ahmad Shawqi’s saying, “The teacher is almost a messenger,” considered an exaggeration?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding Ahmad Shawqi’s saying, “Rise for the teacher and give him the highest respect with mercy.”
The Shaykh:
This Shawqi is Hafiz Ibrahim. This is a poem by Hafiz Ibrahim about the teacher.
The questioner:
Is his saying, “The teacher is almost a messenger,” an exaggeration?
The Shaykh:
No, and it is a form of arrogance, because the teacher teaches the religion of the Messenger, and the scholars are the heirs of the prophets. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding Ahmad Shawqi’s saying, “Rise for the teacher and give him the highest respect with mercy.”
The Shaykh:
This Shawqi is Hafiz Ibrahim. This is a poem by Hafiz Ibrahim about the teacher.
The questioner:
Is his saying, “The teacher is almost a messenger,” an exaggeration?
The Shaykh:
No, and it is a form of arrogance, because the teacher teaches the religion of the Messenger, and the scholars are the heirs of the prophets. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [533 -939] هل قول أحمد شوقي "كاد المعلم أن يكون رسولا" يعد من الغلو؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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