The ruling on saying "O my father" in a state of panic
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Question:
He says: May Allah prolong your life in His obedience. If a person says "O my father," or in the colloquial dialect "O my dad," when something happens that startles him, is this considered shirk (associating partners with Allah) and calling upon other than Allah?
Answer:
It appears so, but why does he not say "O Allah"? It is not permissible to say "O Messenger of Allah," so how can one say "O my father"? He should say "O Allah, relieve me; O Allah, remove this from me." Allah is near, He answers, He sees and hears, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, and let his tongue not return to this speech, even if he did not fall short; let his tongue not return to this speech. Yes.
He says: May Allah prolong your life in His obedience. If a person says "O my father," or in the colloquial dialect "O my dad," when something happens that startles him, is this considered shirk (associating partners with Allah) and calling upon other than Allah?
Answer:
It appears so, but why does he not say "O Allah"? It is not permissible to say "O Messenger of Allah," so how can one say "O my father"? He should say "O Allah, relieve me; O Allah, remove this from me." Allah is near, He answers, He sees and hears, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, and let his tongue not return to this speech, even if he did not fall short; let his tongue not return to this speech. Yes.
Source
حقوق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم — alfawzan.live (1:02:24)
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