The Shaykh’s prohibition of the questioner from calling him “our master”

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Hello.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Hello, peace be upon you, our master, the Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner: How are you, if Allah wills, are you well?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well. I want to warn you.

The questioner: May Allah keep you for us.

The Shaykh : I want to give you a warning.

The questioner: At your command, our master.

The Shaykh : I often hear you saying, “Our master, the Shaykh.” Do not use this title of “master.”

The questioner: Is it disliked, Your Eminence, the Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Yes, because this title of “master” involves praise, and we do not like it.

The questioner: I mean, you do not like it, but you deserve it. One does not mean, I mean, glory be to Allah, one does not raise one’s hand except to speak in this language with you.

The Shaykh : It is nothing. This was permissible in the past, but it is not permissible in what is to come.

The questioner: Understood, understood.