The ruling on calling the Fajr Sunnah al-Raghayibah
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Your Eminence! Sometimes we are confused about knowing certain terms, like the word "al-Raghayibah" that the brother asked about. We have adopted it among us according to the correct name, which is the Fajr Sunnah. Should we leave it and proceed with this term, or should we adopt the correct word, which is the Fajr Sunnah?
In any case, if a person addresses you in his language, answer him in his language. But it is better to keep the legal terms as they are,It is said: the Fajr Sunnah. And so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: (Do not let the Bedouins overpower you regarding your 'Isha' prayer, for they call it al-'Atamah) because the Bedouins stay up with their camels, and in the Book of Allah it is called 'Isha'. So the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) forbade the Bedouins from overpowering us with our language, even though they are Arabs. But unfortunately, now the Muslims have been overpowered by the Berbers and non-Arabs in their language, so they now deal in the English language among us. I have even been informed that some people, out of their ignorance in their ordinary gatherings, speak in English while they are Arabs. This indicates personal weakness to the utmost degree, and a lack of understanding of the religion of Allah. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), out of his care for the Arabic language, which is the language of the Qur'an and the Hadith, would strike those who spoke in Persian or in non-Arabic languages.
The important thing is that, if Allah wills, from today the questioner will call it the Fajr Sunnah.
In any case, if a person addresses you in his language, answer him in his language. But it is better to keep the legal terms as they are,It is said: the Fajr Sunnah. And so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: (Do not let the Bedouins overpower you regarding your 'Isha' prayer, for they call it al-'Atamah) because the Bedouins stay up with their camels, and in the Book of Allah it is called 'Isha'. So the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) forbade the Bedouins from overpowering us with our language, even though they are Arabs. But unfortunately, now the Muslims have been overpowered by the Berbers and non-Arabs in their language, so they now deal in the English language among us. I have even been informed that some people, out of their ignorance in their ordinary gatherings, speak in English while they are Arabs. This indicates personal weakness to the utmost degree, and a lack of understanding of the religion of Allah. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), out of his care for the Arabic language, which is the language of the Qur'an and the Hadith, would strike those who spoke in Persian or in non-Arabic languages.
The important thing is that, if Allah wills, from today the questioner will call it the Fajr Sunnah.