The Meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) Saying: "May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful"
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Question:
Shaykh, the phrase "May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful"
Answer:
This is not intended in its literal meaning; because it is not permissible to swear by other than Allah. However, this is something that passes through people's tongues without intending its meaning. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this phrase when the Bedouin man was told about the prayers and the obligatory ones were explained to him. The Bedouin man asked, "Is there anything else upon me?" He said, "No, except that you give charity." So the Bedouin man swore that he would not add to them or subtract from them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this phrase: "May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful." Yes.
Shaykh, the phrase "May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful"
Answer:
This is not intended in its literal meaning; because it is not permissible to swear by other than Allah. However, this is something that passes through people's tongues without intending its meaning. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this phrase when the Bedouin man was told about the prayers and the obligatory ones were explained to him. The Bedouin man asked, "Is there anything else upon me?" He said, "No, except that you give charity." So the Bedouin man swore that he would not add to them or subtract from them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this phrase: "May he succeed, and his father, if he is truthful." Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/116 — archive.org (5:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.