Some people, when they encounter a tragic event, cry out, "O my mother" or "O Yuma." Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is widespread on the tongues of many people that when they encounter a tragic event or accident, they call out, saying, "O my mother" or "O Yuma," without intending it. Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah) and istighathah (calling for aid)?
Answer:
Only a child says this; I think the elderly say "Yumma." Yes. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is widespread on the tongues of many people that when they encounter a tragic event or accident, they call out, saying, "O my mother" or "O Yuma," without intending it. Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah) and istighathah (calling for aid)?
Answer:
Only a child says this; I think the elderly say "Yumma." Yes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [537 -939] من الناس إذا صار لهم أمر مفجع نادى "يا أمي أو يا يُما" فهل هذا من الشرك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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