Ruling on the phrase: (O friend, O companion) for non-Arabs
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[The ruling on the phrase: (O friend, O companion) for non-Arabs]
It is a common word on the lips of citizens, directed at non-Arabs,For example: O friend, O companion, is there anything wrong with it?The Shaykh: By Allah, this is a word they have now agreed upon, and they do not intend its meaning,You will find him saying: O friend, when he sees someone he does not know, or O companion, when he sees someone he does not know, so the word has now become a term indicating that this person is not known to the man, so I see no harm in it, unless the man is a disbeliever, in which case it should not be said to him: O friend.
The questioner: This is used for non-Arabs, so is there a better alternative?The Shaykh: No.
If he is a disbeliever, he should not say to him: O friend or O companion,Why does he not say: O man, O boy, O this one? If he says this in a loud voice, he will turn around in any case, and he is safe from the word friend, which the addressee might be a disbeliever.
It is a common word on the lips of citizens, directed at non-Arabs,For example: O friend, O companion, is there anything wrong with it?The Shaykh: By Allah, this is a word they have now agreed upon, and they do not intend its meaning,You will find him saying: O friend, when he sees someone he does not know, or O companion, when he sees someone he does not know, so the word has now become a term indicating that this person is not known to the man, so I see no harm in it, unless the man is a disbeliever, in which case it should not be said to him: O friend.
The questioner: This is used for non-Arabs, so is there a better alternative?The Shaykh: No.
If he is a disbeliever, he should not say to him: O friend or O companion,Why does he not say: O man, O boy, O this one? If he says this in a loud voice, he will turn around in any case, and he is safe from the word friend, which the addressee might be a disbeliever.