What is the meaning of the hadith (Islam is exalted and nothing is exalted above it)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our brother asks and says: I read a statement attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is "Islam is exalted and nothing is exalted above it." What is the meaning of that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The meaning is that Islam must be the dominant one, and it must be followed, not the follower. The Muslim must have precedence and priority over the disbeliever; the disbeliever is not to be given precedence over the Muslim, neither in a gathering nor on the road nor in any of the rights. Rather, the Muslim is the one who is given precedence, the Muslim is the one who is followed, and the others are the followers. This is what is required: that Islam is always the one given precedence, and its people are the ones given precedence. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our brother asks and says: I read a statement attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is "Islam is exalted and nothing is exalted above it." What is the meaning of that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The meaning is that Islam must be the dominant one, and it must be followed, not the follower. The Muslim must have precedence and priority over the disbeliever; the disbeliever is not to be given precedence over the Muslim, neither in a gathering nor on the road nor in any of the rights. Rather, the Muslim is the one who is given precedence, the Muslim is the one who is followed, and the others are the followers. This is what is required: that Islam is always the one given precedence, and its people are the ones given precedence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى حديث (الإسلام يعلو ولا يعلى عليه)؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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