The Ruling on Saying "Good Morning" and "Good Evening"
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Question:
And so on. A secondary [concern] is that they invoke these as a deity, a god, and He is the god of good, and everything that is exposed to the prayer of good or the message of good brings about many questions from people.
Answer:
This is an abbreviation; the intention is "May Allah give you a good morning" or "May Allah give you a good evening," but they abbreviate it and say "good morning" or "good evening." This is an abbreviation. Do they intend to hold the belief of the Majus? Yes.
And so on. A secondary [concern] is that they invoke these as a deity, a god, and He is the god of good, and everything that is exposed to the prayer of good or the message of good brings about many questions from people.
Answer:
This is an abbreviation; the intention is "May Allah give you a good morning" or "May Allah give you a good evening," but they abbreviate it and say "good morning" or "good evening." This is an abbreviation. Do they intend to hold the belief of the Majus? Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل في أشراط الساعة وعلاماتها الدالة على اقترابها ومجيئها — islamhouse.com (1:09:21)
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