How do you reconcile the hadith: (The Master is Allah) with the hadith: (Rise to your Master)?
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The questioner: As for the point of reconciliation between the hadith: , and .
The Shaykh: Yes, He said it - peace and blessings be upon him - on the occasion of some of them addressing him - peace and blessings be upon him - with such wording, namely lordship. He feared - peace and blessings be upon him - two things for these people: The first thing is that their praise of the Messenger - peace be upon him - would lead them to arrogance. This is almost explicit in the other hadith that came in "Musnad al-Imam Ahmad".
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
That some people came to the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him and his family - and they said to him: You are our master and the son of our master, and our best and the son of our best. He said - peace and blessings be upon him: His saying: is explicit or almost explicit; because he - peace and blessings be upon him - feared that Satan would lead these people, who addressed him with their aforementioned words: You are our master and the son of our master, and so on, to... Satan for these people with such words so that they would fall into exaggeration in praising him - peace and blessings be upon him; and therefore came the hadith agreed upon by the two Shaykhs, which is his saying - peace be upon him: , what is the beginning of the hadith?
The student :Sahih al-Bukhari 3445 .
The Shaykh: No, no, I don't know, I know.
The student : .
The Shaykh:Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 329Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i) This is the first reason, which is that he - peace be upon him - feared that those who praised the Messenger - peace be upon him - with that praise, which is originally permissible, would be led by Satan to say about him what the Christians said. The second thing is that he would be led... to the fact that the true Master is Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He. Therefore, he said to them: .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And from this explanation, we understand that there is no contradiction between this hadith and the other hadith, which is his saying - peace and blessings be upon him:Sunan Ibn Majah 4308Sahih (Darussalam), Sunan Ibn Majah 4308Sahih (Darussalam), and in the other hadith: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2434Sahih (Darussalam) Then he - peace be upon him - mentioned the long hadith of intercession. This is what I have as an answer to your question.
The questioner: - also - takes this view.
The Shaykh: To your Master in its linguistic meaning, i.e., to your leader.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So the meaning of lordship here is not from the category of exaltation that the Messenger - peace be upon him - deserves, but rather as if they said to them: Rise to your commander.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So he is their master in the sense of their commander.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, and Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
The student: If Allah wills, today at the house of the brother Ali.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner: If Allah wills, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you.
Al-Sayyid is Allah.
السيد اللهRise to your master.
قوموا إلى سيدكمThe Shaykh: Yes,
Al-Sayyid is Allah.
السيد اللهThe student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
That some people came to the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him and his family - and they said to him: You are our master and the son of our master, and our best and the son of our best. He said - peace and blessings be upon him:
Say what you say - i.e., in the manner of your saying - this, and let not Satan lead you astray.
قولوا بقولكم - أي : بنحو قولكم - هذا ، ولا يستجريَنَّكم الشيطانLet not Satan lead you astray.
لا يستجريَنَّكم الشيطانI am only a servant
إنما أنا عبدThe student :
So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle.
فقولوا : عبد الله ورسولهThe Shaykh: No, no, I don't know, I know.
The student :
Do not praise me
لا تطرونيThe Shaykh:
Do not extol me as the Christians extolled [Jesus] the son of Mary. I am merely a servant,’ so say: '[He is] Allah’s servant and His Messenger.’
لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى عيسى بن مريم ؛ إنما أنا عبد ؛ فقولوا : عبد الله ورسولهAl-Sayyid is Allah.
السيد اللهThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And from this explanation, we understand that there is no contradiction between this hadith and the other hadith, which is his saying - peace and blessings be upon him:
I am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast
أنا سيد ولد آدم ولا فخرI am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast
أنا سيد ولد آدم ولا فخرI will be the 'Leader' of the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know why that is?
أنا سيد الناس يوم القيامة ؛ أتدرون يوم ذاك ؟!The questioner:
And rise to your Master.
وقوموا إلى سيِّدكمThe Shaykh: To your Master in its linguistic meaning, i.e., to your leader.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So the meaning of lordship here is not from the category of exaltation that the Messenger - peace be upon him - deserves, but rather as if they said to them: Rise to your commander.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So he is their master in the sense of their commander.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, and Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
The student: If Allah wills, today at the house of the brother Ali.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner: If Allah wills, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you.
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