The ruling on the phrase: "By good fortune"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on what some writers do at the beginning of their articles, saying "By good fortune, so-and-so"? What is the meaning of this phrase, and is it permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. He does not intend this, because he is a Muslim and a monotheist, but it has become habitual on his pen and his tongue. This phrase should be abandoned; one should not say "by good fortune" or "by bad fortune," for these are the words of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on what some writers do at the beginning of their articles, saying "By good fortune, so-and-so"? What is the meaning of this phrase, and is it permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. He does not intend this, because he is a Muslim and a monotheist, but it has become habitual on his pen and his tongue. This phrase should be abandoned; one should not say "by good fortune" or "by bad fortune," for these are the words of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في التطير — islamhouse.com (1:07:29)
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