Statement: I wish you a good year, and the difference between wishing and supplication
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Question:
A questioner says: Is saying “I wish you a good year” a religious innovation (bid'ah)? And what is the difference between a wish and a supplication in this regard?
Answer:
A wish is not a supplication in which one calls upon Allah, saying, “I ask Allah for you such and such.” As for saying “I wish,” that is not a supplication. They say that a wish is for the impossible. If one says, “I hope for you,” then there is no harm, for hope is for what is possible, whereas a wish is only for the impossible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: Is saying “I wish you a good year” a religious innovation (bid'ah)? And what is the difference between a wish and a supplication in this regard?
Answer:
A wish is not a supplication in which one calls upon Allah, saying, “I ask Allah for you such and such.” As for saying “I wish,” that is not a supplication. They say that a wish is for the impossible. If one says, “I hope for you,” then there is no harm, for hope is for what is possible, whereas a wish is only for the impossible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (54:49)
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