Phrase: And to you, sincere thanks in the letters
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Question:
The Shaykh, our father, in some of his letters and writings writes at the end, "And to you, sincere thanks." Does this conflict with the creed?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. A servant gives thanks according to the degree of good done to him,Sunan Abi Dawud 4811Sahih (Al-Albani) as in the hadith, everyone gives thanks according to their action and according to their kindness [Luqman 31:14]. The parents are thanked, and every doer of good is thanked according to the degree of his good. And his saying "sincere" means that it is truthful thanks, sincere thanks, not thanks out of hypocrisy or flattery. The sincerity is to the extent of its sincerity, yes, the sincerity is to the extent of its sincerity.
The Shaykh, our father, in some of his letters and writings writes at the end, "And to you, sincere thanks." Does this conflict with the creed?
Answer:
There is no harm in that. A servant gives thanks according to the degree of good done to him,
He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.
لا يشكر الله من لا يشكر الناسBe grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
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