The Ruling on Saying "Allah and His Messenger Know Best" in Our Present Time

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible in our present time to say, when asked, "Allah and His Messenger know best," or should we say only "Allah knows best"? Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away, and this is not said except during his lifetime?

The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything that prevents this. Say "Allah and His Messenger know best" as it came in the hadith. This does not mean delegating knowledge to the Messenger after his death; rather, this refers to him before his death (peace and blessings be upon him). "Allah and His Messenger know best" is said when he was alive.

The questioner:
If you are asked about a matter of this world, then Allah and His Messenger know best.

The Shaykh:
Matters of this world.

The questioner:
Yes. Do you start or not? Do you start or not?

The Shaykh:
It does not require sleep. This is what it requires. You know that the person is coming, so say "he is coming," or say "I do not know." It does not require that. Say "Allah and His Messenger know best," meaning you elevate his status to this degree. This is an elevation. This is an ordinary matter: is he coming or not? Or "I do not know." If you say "Allah and His Messenger know best," this is a distinction of his status, indicating that it is an important matter.