The ruling on describing the Prophet as the Beloved of Allah and the virtue of the miswak
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The questioner:
From him, he said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 3445
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: When we describe the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as the Beloved of Allah, is there any harm in that? And what is the best description?
The Shaykh:
This is little, but it is said: the Intimate Friend of Allah. For the intimacy (khullah) is established for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) just as it was established for Ibrahim (peace be upon him). So Allah took him as an intimate friend just as He took Ibrahim as an intimate friend. So we say: the Intimate Friend of Allah. This is more complete than saying the Beloved of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
From him, he said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary
لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى ابن مريمThe Shaykh:
I am only a servant; I say: the servant of Allah and His Messenger
إنما أنا عبد، أقول عبد الله ورسولهThe questioner:
He says: When we describe the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as the Beloved of Allah, is there any harm in that? And what is the best description?
The Shaykh:
This is little, but it is said: the Intimate Friend of Allah. For the intimacy (khullah) is established for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) just as it was established for Ibrahim (peace be upon him). So Allah took him as an intimate friend just as He took Ibrahim as an intimate friend. So we say: the Intimate Friend of Allah. This is more complete than saying the Beloved of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/149 — archive.org (10:21)
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