The Ruling on Exaggeration in Praise with What the Praised Person Does Not Possess
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a poem of praise praises a person who deserves and is worthy of this praise, but in order to strengthen the poem and increase the praise, he also praised him with something he does not have, is this among the condemned poetry?
Answer:
Yes, this is lying. If you praise him with something he does not have, you have lied. This is not permissible. If you praise him with what he has, there is nothing wrong with it. However, this should not be done in his presence; it should not be done while he is present. It is not permissible to praise a person in his presence. As for praising him with what he has, when he is not present, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a poem of praise praises a person who deserves and is worthy of this praise, but in order to strengthen the poem and increase the praise, he also praised him with something he does not have, is this among the condemned poetry?
Answer:
Yes, this is lying. If you praise him with something he does not have, you have lied. This is not permissible. If you praise him with what he has, there is nothing wrong with it. However, this should not be done in his presence; it should not be done while he is present. It is not permissible to praise a person in his presence. As for praising him with what he has, when he is not present, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 21-10-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (50:49)
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