The ruling on saying "Blessing has visited us" to a guest
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is this phrase correct? If a noble guest visits us, do we say, "Blessing has visited us"?
Answer:
No, there is no blessing from Allah the Exalted. The blessing is from Allah; it is not from the visitor or from him. Yes, this is an exaggeration. You say, "May Allah bless you," or something similar, and you make a supplication for him. No, that is fine. But "Blessing has visited us"—this blessing is from Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is this phrase correct? If a noble guest visits us, do we say, "Blessing has visited us"?
Answer:
No, there is no blessing from Allah the Exalted. The blessing is from Allah; it is not from the visitor or from him. Yes, this is an exaggeration. You say, "May Allah bless you," or something similar, and you make a supplication for him. No, that is fine. But "Blessing has visited us"—this blessing is from Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (52:08)
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