A man who hears a hadith from the Messenger containing a command or a prohibition says, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." What is the ruling on this?
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Question:
I ask you about a man who hears a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) containing a command or a prohibition, and he says, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." Is there a basis for this? Is there a report of anyone from the Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them) doing this, or is it one of the newly invented matters? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What should I say? "At your service, O Messenger of Allah," when he hears a command from the Messenger or a prohibition from the Messenger? Why should I be the one to rush to obey you and humble myself before you, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:[An-Nur 24:51] So saying "At your service" is an expression of saying "We hear and we obey," because "At your service" means responding.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh when he said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." And every time he said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah," this indicates that this is a permissible matter, because its meaning is compliance, rushing to obey, and declaring hearing and obedience to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
I ask you about a man who hears a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) containing a command or a prohibition, and he says, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." Is there a basis for this? Is there a report of anyone from the Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them) doing this, or is it one of the newly invented matters? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What should I say? "At your service, O Messenger of Allah," when he hears a command from the Messenger or a prohibition from the Messenger? Why should I be the one to rush to obey you and humble myself before you, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:
The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and we obey."
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَاAnd the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh when he said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah." And every time he said, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah," this indicates that this is a permissible matter, because its meaning is compliance, rushing to obey, and declaring hearing and obedience to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل إذا سمع حديثا عن الرسول فيه أمر أو نهي قال لبيك يا رسول الله فما حكمه؟ شيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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