The ruling on describing people as beggars in supplication
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The questioner:
Shaykh Muhammad, is it permissible for the one making du'a' to say that people should be beggars with Allah, that they should be greedy for what is with Allah? That they should be beggars for what is with Allah, beggars with Allah, greedy for what is with Him?
The Shaykh:
It is better to express it by saying: Call upon Allah, increase in du'a', ask Allah. That is the expression. But if they do not understand du'a', he says: How much is in the heart?
The presenter:
No, there is nothing with Allah.
The Shaykh:
If this is their understanding.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
All right, Shaykh, regarding the prohibition of makruh tahrim and the makruh of eating while leaning. It is makruh tanzi, because the Messenger did not threaten when he said: There is no punishment.
Shaykh Muhammad, is it permissible for the one making du'a' to say that people should be beggars with Allah, that they should be greedy for what is with Allah? That they should be beggars for what is with Allah, beggars with Allah, greedy for what is with Him?
The Shaykh:
It is better to express it by saying: Call upon Allah, increase in du'a', ask Allah. That is the expression. But if they do not understand du'a', he says: How much is in the heart?
The presenter:
No, there is nothing with Allah.
The Shaykh:
If this is their understanding.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
All right, Shaykh, regarding the prohibition of makruh tahrim and the makruh of eating while leaning. It is makruh tanzi, because the Messenger did not threaten when he said: There is no punishment.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب كراهية الأكل متكئًا : الأحاديث : [ 747 - 748 ] — islamhouse.com (4:06)
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