The ruling on bestowing the title of the Grand Imam upon a scholar
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who bestows the title of the Grand Imam upon a scholar among the scholars in an Islamic country?
Answer:
It is, according to, meaning this title is too grand; it is not befitting. But what is the ruling, like the Grand Imam, meaning the role model, the role model, the imam is intended and applied, and what is meant by it is the role model whom people follow. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who bestows the title of the Grand Imam upon a scholar among the scholars in an Islamic country?
Answer:
It is, according to, meaning this title is too grand; it is not befitting. But what is the ruling, like the Grand Imam, meaning the role model, the role model, the imam is intended and applied, and what is meant by it is the role model whom people follow. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب احترام أسماء الله تعالى وتغيير الاسم لأجل ذلك، وباب من هزل بشيء فيه ذكر الله أو القرآن أو الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فهو كافر — islamhouse.com (1:01:38)
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