The ruling on reciting certain ambiguous verses of poetry
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In the week before last, you issued a ruling on these two verses: and I have obtained the permission of the questioner,And you had paused on them:
Is there no one for us after this humiliation to take refuge in, who will answer the cry of the oppressed and avenge them?
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us, while the Gypsies have joined forces to enslave us?
Yes, that is correct.
These two verses:
Is there no one for us after this humiliation to take refuge in, who will answer the cry of the oppressed and avenge them?
If he intends to take refuge in a person, namely al-Mu'tasim, then this is major shirk; because he called upon a dead person, and calling upon the dead is shirk.Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: [Al-Hijr: 5-6] So Allah made their supplication an act of worship,And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mu'minun: 117] So Allah made that disbelief. However, if he does not intend al-Mu'tasim himself, but rather intends that Allah prepare for us a great leader and hero like al-Mu'tasim, then there is nothing wrong with it. But it is prohibited to use this phrase in this manner; because it gives the impression that we are calling upon al-Mu'tasim himself. And whatever gives the impression of falsehood, one should be cautious to avoid it.
As for his saying in the second verse:
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us, while the Gypsies have joined forces to enslave us?
The same is said about this as about the first. If he intends Salah al-Din himself, then this is also disbelief; because Salah al-Din does not protect. Salah al-Din is dead and does not protect anyone. And if he intended by that, and I do not think it is correct to intend by that, that Allah bring us a man like Salah al-Din;Because he said:
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us?
And the verse contains some awkwardness.
In any case, this verse is less severe than the one before it;Because it is as if he is saying: We have no one after Salah al-Din to protect us,So we say to him: This phrasing is questionable; because the One who protects you from evil before Salah al-Din is Allah the Exalted. Then, Salah al-Din is not the greatest leader in the Muslim community. The greatest leader in the Muslim community is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who followed him among the Caliphs and Muslim commanders, such as Khalid ibn al-Walid and others.
And in any case, a person must be cautious of such verses and not mention them unless accompanied by an explanation that they are of no value, and that their general use is not permissible.
Is there no one for us after this humiliation to take refuge in, who will answer the cry of the oppressed and avenge them?
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us, while the Gypsies have joined forces to enslave us?
Yes, that is correct.
These two verses:
Is there no one for us after this humiliation to take refuge in, who will answer the cry of the oppressed and avenge them?
If he intends to take refuge in a person, namely al-Mu'tasim, then this is major shirk; because he called upon a dead person, and calling upon the dead is shirk.Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said:
(5) And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware. (6) And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ * وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَAnd whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.
وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهاً آخَرَ لا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ إِنَّهُ لا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَAs for his saying in the second verse:
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us, while the Gypsies have joined forces to enslave us?
The same is said about this as about the first. If he intends Salah al-Din himself, then this is also disbelief; because Salah al-Din does not protect. Salah al-Din is dead and does not protect anyone. And if he intended by that, and I do not think it is correct to intend by that, that Allah bring us a man like Salah al-Din;Because he said:
Is there no one for us after Salah al-Din to protect us?
And the verse contains some awkwardness.
In any case, this verse is less severe than the one before it;Because it is as if he is saying: We have no one after Salah al-Din to protect us,So we say to him: This phrasing is questionable; because the One who protects you from evil before Salah al-Din is Allah the Exalted. Then, Salah al-Din is not the greatest leader in the Muslim community. The greatest leader in the Muslim community is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who followed him among the Caliphs and Muslim commanders, such as Khalid ibn al-Walid and others.
And in any case, a person must be cautious of such verses and not mention them unless accompanied by an explanation that they are of no value, and that their general use is not permissible.