Is it established from some of the Companions that they addressed the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) after his death?
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The questioner : ... It is established that some of the Companions addressed the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) after his death, such as Abu Bakr’s saying: , and Abdullah ibn Umar’s saying, and Fatimah’s saying: "My father, he answered his Lord who called him"?
The Shaykh : What about Ibn Umar?
The questioner : "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." Is it correct to address the Messenger by saying, as some people or preachers do: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah," using the form of calling out, without believing that he hears, meaning the Messenger?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, these narrations you mentioned are established. And this kind of calling out, in terms of Arabic style, is common and permissible. The Arabs call out to children, for example, and to countries, and so on, and to the night and day, the sun and the moon, and so on, and nothing results from that. But the situation today is different from that time... let alone the common people. It is not hidden from you that this is among the associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in His supplication. When we are lenient with this kind of calling out that existed previously, but previously the creed was the creed of the oneness of Allah, safe from the filth and dirt of minor shirk, let alone major shirk. The situation is not like that today. For this reason, it is not good for the preacher to push this door of difficulty upon the common people; because of their distance from understanding the correct tawhid. You just said a word of truth, which is that the one who calls out believes that the one being called does not hear. But what is your opinion today about the special ones among the Muslims and their scholars? What do they believe about the dead in general? And especially about the dead in particular? Do they believe that they do not hear, or that they do hear? What I know is that they—and we have debated dozens of them—believe that the dead hear, and they have many doubts about that. We are not now in a position to explain that, but perhaps you have seen a book titled: "The Clear Signs Regarding the Dead Not Hearing According to the Hanafi Sadaat." And my introduction to this book is about fifty pages. There I addressed this issue with evidence, and I affirmed that the dead do not hear. Therefore, you know that it is wisdom for the Muslim to speak to people according to the capacity of their minds, as came in Sahih al-Bukhari from a hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), stopping at him, where he said: "Speak to people according to the capacity of their minds. Do you want Allah and His Messenger to be lied about?" So if we call out and our creed is sound, and we call out as Abu Bakr and others from the Companions called out, but those around us do not understand that this calling out is not from the category of seeking aid and is not from the category of seeking help. In that case, it should be that we leave this, and we address the creed of people until it is straight according to the Book and the Sunnah. After that, it is possible to use this matter, the best of whose states is that it is permissible. But not everything that is permissible is permissible to do in every occasion. And this is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Well, we agreed, did we not?
The questioner : O Shaykh Nasser, ... the group is coming from the Eastern Region, and we share with them, meaning in the questions, ifThe Shaykh : Nasser has questions
The Shaykh : We mentioned
The questioner : They will not finish before 'Asr... we benefit, if Allah wills
The Shaykh : Be patient a little, we mentioned to our brothers that we have an appointment with
The questioner : We came, first of all, to greet you
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you
The questioner : And to tell you that we love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And it is not the first time we say it, but we repeat this love
The Shaykh : And may Allah love you
The questioner : And we also love the good brothers, if Allah wills... in obedience to Allah, and secondly... we came to greet you and to invite you to our home for a light meal
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : And also for the benefit, you benefit us and benefit the brothers with us in the region, in our neighborhood
The Shaykh : You have goodness and blessing, you benefit the people, if Allah wills
The questioner : Allah is the Helper. Second: we have a lot of questions, and the time does not allow us, some of which are personal and some are general, and what was in our minds were questions, but when we arrived, the questions increased for us now, and... a matter that benefits the Muslims is not bad. So if the brothers have questions, the benefit will be for everyone. We do not deprive them, if Allah wills, of asking questions, and we benefit from them
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And as for us, we renew our request... I tell you our request is that you... set an appointment for us, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : I spoke with Dr. Zaher recently, so has anything happened?
The questioner : Meaning this evening?
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah keep you
The questioner : Tonight?
The questioner : Tonight
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Because I don't have time, I am booked, except for this evening, so it is on your account, hehe
The questioner : May Allah bless you, may Allah bless you
The questioner : If Allah wills... health and well-being.
The questioner : I have a question, O Shaykh... it is confusing to me
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
You were well in life and in death, O Messenger of Allah.
طبت حيًّا وميِّتًا يا رسول اللهThe Shaykh : What about Ibn Umar?
The questioner : "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." Is it correct to address the Messenger by saying, as some people or preachers do: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah," using the form of calling out, without believing that he hears, meaning the Messenger?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt, these narrations you mentioned are established. And this kind of calling out, in terms of Arabic style, is common and permissible. The Arabs call out to children, for example, and to countries, and so on, and to the night and day, the sun and the moon, and so on, and nothing results from that. But the situation today is different from that time... let alone the common people. It is not hidden from you that this is among the associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in His supplication. When we are lenient with this kind of calling out that existed previously, but previously the creed was the creed of the oneness of Allah, safe from the filth and dirt of minor shirk, let alone major shirk. The situation is not like that today. For this reason, it is not good for the preacher to push this door of difficulty upon the common people; because of their distance from understanding the correct tawhid. You just said a word of truth, which is that the one who calls out believes that the one being called does not hear. But what is your opinion today about the special ones among the Muslims and their scholars? What do they believe about the dead in general? And especially about the dead in particular? Do they believe that they do not hear, or that they do hear? What I know is that they—and we have debated dozens of them—believe that the dead hear, and they have many doubts about that. We are not now in a position to explain that, but perhaps you have seen a book titled: "The Clear Signs Regarding the Dead Not Hearing According to the Hanafi Sadaat." And my introduction to this book is about fifty pages. There I addressed this issue with evidence, and I affirmed that the dead do not hear. Therefore, you know that it is wisdom for the Muslim to speak to people according to the capacity of their minds, as came in Sahih al-Bukhari from a hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), stopping at him, where he said: "Speak to people according to the capacity of their minds. Do you want Allah and His Messenger to be lied about?" So if we call out and our creed is sound, and we call out as Abu Bakr and others from the Companions called out, but those around us do not understand that this calling out is not from the category of seeking aid and is not from the category of seeking help. In that case, it should be that we leave this, and we address the creed of people until it is straight according to the Book and the Sunnah. After that, it is possible to use this matter, the best of whose states is that it is permissible. But not everything that is permissible is permissible to do in every occasion. And this is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Well, we agreed, did we not?
The questioner : O Shaykh Nasser, ... the group is coming from the Eastern Region, and we share with them, meaning in the questions, ifThe Shaykh : Nasser has questions
The Shaykh : We mentioned
The questioner : They will not finish before 'Asr... we benefit, if Allah wills
The Shaykh : Be patient a little, we mentioned to our brothers that we have an appointment with
The questioner : We came, first of all, to greet you
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you
The questioner : And to tell you that we love you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And it is not the first time we say it, but we repeat this love
The Shaykh : And may Allah love you
The questioner : And we also love the good brothers, if Allah wills... in obedience to Allah, and secondly... we came to greet you and to invite you to our home for a light meal
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : And also for the benefit, you benefit us and benefit the brothers with us in the region, in our neighborhood
The Shaykh : You have goodness and blessing, you benefit the people, if Allah wills
The questioner : Allah is the Helper. Second: we have a lot of questions, and the time does not allow us, some of which are personal and some are general, and what was in our minds were questions, but when we arrived, the questions increased for us now, and... a matter that benefits the Muslims is not bad. So if the brothers have questions, the benefit will be for everyone. We do not deprive them, if Allah wills, of asking questions, and we benefit from them
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And as for us, we renew our request... I tell you our request is that you... set an appointment for us, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : I spoke with Dr. Zaher recently, so has anything happened?
The questioner : Meaning this evening?
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah keep you
The questioner : Tonight?
The questioner : Tonight
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Because I don't have time, I am booked, except for this evening, so it is on your account, hehe
The questioner : May Allah bless you, may Allah bless you
The questioner : If Allah wills... health and well-being.
The questioner : I have a question, O Shaykh... it is confusing to me
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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