Speech intended for amusement or riddles that appear to touch upon creed
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In some gatherings, it happens that one of the attendees speaks words intended for amusement, or presents them in the form of riddles, but it appears to the listener that they touch upon creed.And of that is that he says: I have in the earth what Allah does not have in the sky.
And by this he means the wife and the child, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is free from having a companion or a child.As he says: There is no praise for the heedless one, nor any thanks for him.
And his intention is the heedless one whose worldly life has made him forget his Hereafter. So what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view regarding this? And what is your advice to the one who says such words?
I see that this speech is forbidden; because it suggests a false meaning, even if he will explain what he intends, but Satan will leave the effect of that in the heart of the one addressed or the listener, and I advise the one who speaks this to read the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Q:18] And know that if disbelief or doubt results from your word, the reckoning is upon you.
So every believer must respect the side of truth, the side of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), and know that the matter is serious. (Often a word for which one pays no heed causes him to fall into the Fire for seventy autumns) -seeking refuge in Allah- or more. So I see that this speech is wrong, and that it is not permissible for a person to utter it, and that the one who hears it should advise him. If he reforms, it is for him and for the one who advised him, and if he does not reform, it is obligatory upon him to leave the place where such speech is uttered.
And by this he means the wife and the child, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is free from having a companion or a child.As he says: There is no praise for the heedless one, nor any thanks for him.
And his intention is the heedless one whose worldly life has made him forget his Hereafter. So what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view regarding this? And what is your advice to the one who says such words?
I see that this speech is forbidden; because it suggests a false meaning, even if he will explain what he intends, but Satan will leave the effect of that in the heart of the one addressed or the listener, and I advise the one who speaks this to read the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌSo every believer must respect the side of truth, the side of the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), and know that the matter is serious. (Often a word for which one pays no heed causes him to fall into the Fire for seventy autumns) -seeking refuge in Allah- or more. So I see that this speech is wrong, and that it is not permissible for a person to utter it, and that the one who hears it should advise him. If he reforms, it is for him and for the one who advised him, and if he does not reform, it is obligatory upon him to leave the place where such speech is uttered.