The ruling on responding to the righteous for the sake of seeking blessing from them in the hadith of 'Utbah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The Imam al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the previous lesson, regarding the hadith of 'Utbah when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was invited to pray in his house. He said (may Allah have mercy on him): "In it is the indication that it is prescribed for one of the righteous who is invited for the sake of seeking blessing from him to respond." He says: Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This seeking of blessing is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for anyone else, no. Yes, this leads to exaggeration. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The Imam al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the previous lesson, regarding the hadith of 'Utbah when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was invited to pray in his house. He said (may Allah have mercy on him): "In it is the indication that it is prescribed for one of the righteous who is invited for the sake of seeking blessing from him to respond." He says: Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This seeking of blessing is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for anyone else, no. Yes, this leads to exaggeration. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الرخصة في إعادة الجماعة وركعتي الطواف في كل وقت — islamhouse.com (51:55)
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