The Degree of Prohibition Regarding the Phrase "My Servant, Feed Your Lord"
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if saying "servant" and "feed your Lord" detracts from the oneness of Allah, is this phrase not forbidden, or is it not disliked?
Answer:
No, there is nothing wrong with it regarding the obligatory perfection, but it contains the recommended perfection. What contradicts the recommended perfection is disliked, and what contradicts the obligatory perfection is forbidden. This is among what contradicts the recommended perfection.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if saying "servant" and "feed your Lord" detracts from the oneness of Allah, is this phrase not forbidden, or is it not disliked?
Answer:
No, there is nothing wrong with it regarding the obligatory perfection, but it contains the recommended perfection. What contradicts the recommended perfection is disliked, and what contradicts the obligatory perfection is forbidden. This is among what contradicts the recommended perfection.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب لا يُقال السلام على الله إلى باب لا يقول : عبدي وأَمَتِي — islamhouse.com (59:52)
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