The Ruling on a Woman Saying: “May You Be Honored and May Allah Exalt You”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on this phrase, when a woman says, “May you be honored,” or when someone says to a worker, “May Allah exalt you”? Does it contain any type of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is belittling people. May Allah honor you, this is belittling a Muslim woman. This is not permissible. A Muslim woman may be better than a thousand men. It is not permissible to belittle Muslims, whether male or female.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on this phrase, when a woman says, “May you be honored,” or when someone says to a worker, “May Allah exalt you”? Does it contain any type of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is belittling people. May Allah honor you, this is belittling a Muslim woman. This is not permissible. A Muslim woman may be better than a thousand men. It is not permissible to belittle Muslims, whether male or female.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 — youtube.com (32:19)
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