The saying “Blessing has visited us” when receiving a guest
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Question:
The questioner says: When a guest comes to us from far away, we receive this guest and say, “Blessing has visited us,” or “The hour of blessing,” or “Blessing has settled upon us.”
Answer:
This exaggeration is not appropriate. You should say, “May Allah bless you,” “May Allah welcome you,” “May Allah honor you,” and the like, and make du'a for him. As for saying that he is a blessing, or that blessing has settled upon us, that is not correct. Blessing is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it is not brought by the created being. The One who brings the blessing is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He is the One who settles it upon His servant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
The questioner says: When a guest comes to us from far away, we receive this guest and say, “Blessing has visited us,” or “The hour of blessing,” or “Blessing has settled upon us.”
Answer:
This exaggeration is not appropriate. You should say, “May Allah bless you,” “May Allah welcome you,” “May Allah honor you,” and the like, and make du'a for him. As for saying that he is a blessing, or that blessing has settled upon us, that is not correct. Blessing is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it is not brought by the created being. The One who brings the blessing is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and He is the One who settles it upon His servant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/130 — archive.org (18:14)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.