The Meaning of "May Your Hands Be Dusted" and "May Your Mother Be Bereaved," and Whether They Are Insults
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Question:
He says the same thing you issued a ruling on. He asks: What is the meaning of "May your hands be dusted," "May your mother be bereaved," "May you have no mother," "May you have no father"? Is this called an insult?
Answer:
All of this is an insult that is not intended; it is a phrase that passes through the tongue. Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh, "Did your mother wake you up, O Mu'adh?" He said to Aishah, "May your right hand be dusted." He said to a young man, "Your perfume is a circle." It is not intentional; the intention is not to insult them, but these are words said to emphasize the point and intensify the meaning. Yes.
He says the same thing you issued a ruling on. He asks: What is the meaning of "May your hands be dusted," "May your mother be bereaved," "May you have no mother," "May you have no father"? Is this called an insult?
Answer:
All of this is an insult that is not intended; it is a phrase that passes through the tongue. Just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh, "Did your mother wake you up, O Mu'adh?" He said to Aishah, "May your right hand be dusted." He said to a young man, "Your perfume is a circle." It is not intentional; the intention is not to insult them, but these are words said to emphasize the point and intensify the meaning. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٥ — archive.org (53:42)
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