Often, when a person intends to travel to al-Madinah, we hear the remaining people each say to him, “Greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on our behalf.”
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The questioner : Often, when a person intends to travel to al-Madinah, we hear the remaining people each say to him, “Greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on our behalf.” This is also very widespread these days.
The Shaykh : This is also an error, stemming from ignorance and religious innovation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the greeting is a physical act in which delegation is not valid; physical acts do not permit delegation. Therefore, if a person says to another, “Pray two units of prayer on my behalf,” it would be of no benefit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Likewise, if a person says, “Greet the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf.” It is astonishing that this man would turn away from the angels, who convey people’s greetings to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and who are more memorizing and steadfast than the children of Adam, and instead burden this man with the task, who may die before arriving, or may forget, or may encounter obstacles and impediments that prevent him from carrying out this instruction. In any case, this is among the religious innovations from which one must warn.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well. This message came from al-Ayun in al-Hasa, from the sender Sa’d Salih al-Hajri. By the way, we thank our brother Sa’d for the many messages he sends and for his many inquiries about matters of his religion and the circumstances surrounding him.
This is his question.
The Shaykh : This is also an error, stemming from ignorance and religious innovation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the greeting is a physical act in which delegation is not valid; physical acts do not permit delegation. Therefore, if a person says to another, “Pray two units of prayer on my behalf,” it would be of no benefit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Likewise, if a person says, “Greet the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf.” It is astonishing that this man would turn away from the angels, who convey people’s greetings to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and who are more memorizing and steadfast than the children of Adam, and instead burden this man with the task, who may die before arriving, or may forget, or may encounter obstacles and impediments that prevent him from carrying out this instruction. In any case, this is among the religious innovations from which one must warn.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well. This message came from al-Ayun in al-Hasa, from the sender Sa’d Salih al-Hajri. By the way, we thank our brother Sa’d for the many messages he sends and for his many inquiries about matters of his religion and the circumstances surrounding him.
This is his question.