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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How to reconcile his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “That Allah and His Messenger should be dearer to him than all else,” with?

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He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else.أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما
Sahih al-Bukhari 16
, with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) to the Companion when he said, “And whoever disobeys them,” and he replied, “You are a bad orator for the people. Have you made me equal to Allah?” This, and Allah knows best, was answered by the scholars by saying that the position of the sermon requires

Answer:
clarity, and one does not combine the pronoun of Allah with the pronoun of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because this implies that a person is not considered disobedient unless he disobeys both Allah and His Messenger together, whereas if he disobeys the Messenger alone, he is not considered disobedient to Allah. This is the prohibited aspect of combining them. Some people understand from the combination that there is no disobedience unless it is disobedience to both Allah and His Messenger together, but if he disobeys the Messenger alone, it is not considered disobedience. This is the danger, and Allah knows best, regarding the prohibition of combining the two pronouns in the sermon, because the sermon is attended by the general public, including the learned and the ignorant, and it requires detail and explanation. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [305 /641] كيف الجمع بين قولهﷺ "أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما" وبين ..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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