Is it permissible to write "My sincere regards" or "My regards to you"?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one writes at the end of letters "My sincere regards" or "My sincere regards to you," is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; it is the greeting of a created being. The greeting is the salam[An-Nur 24:61], [An-Nisa 4:86] The greeting between created beings is permissible.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The greetings that are not permissible except for Allah are acts of glorification, such as bowing and slaughtering, and other acts of glorification that are not permissible except for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the greeting in the sense of the salam, that is permissible, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one writes at the end of letters "My sincere regards" or "My sincere regards to you," is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that; it is the greeting of a created being. The greeting is the salam
give greetings of peace upon each other - a greeting from Allah, blessed and good
فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُبَارَكَةً طَيِّبَةًAnd when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The greetings that are not permissible except for Allah are acts of glorification, such as bowing and slaughtering, and other acts of glorification that are not permissible except for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the greeting in the sense of the salam, that is permissible, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/204] هل كتابة "تحياتي الخالصة" أو "لك تحياتي" مشروعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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