What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful”?
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Question:
He says: It is reported in a hadith that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a Bedouin, “May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful.” He asks: How is this reconciled with the prohibition against swearing by other than Allah?
Answer:
There are two answers regarding this. The first answer is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this on a day when it was permissible to swear by fathers, and then that was abrogated by the prohibition against swearing by fathers. The second answer is that this is something that slips off the tongue without intention. Yes.
He says: It is reported in a hadith that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a Bedouin, “May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful.” He asks: How is this reconciled with the prohibition against swearing by other than Allah?
Answer:
There are two answers regarding this. The first answer is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this on a day when it was permissible to swear by fathers, and then that was abrogated by the prohibition against swearing by fathers. The second answer is that this is something that slips off the tongue without intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله –صلى الله عليه وسلم «أفلح وأبيه إن صدق»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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