Ruling on saying: May Allah honor his face
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Is it permissible to say: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah honor his face, or Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, or Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah whiten his face; which is the best for us to say?
Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The best title we can give him is to say: The Rightly Guided Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. This is the best thing. There is no doubt that Ali ibn Abi Talib, Uthman, Umar, and Abu Bakr are all imams; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded us to follow their example,So he said: (Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs after me. Hold fast to them and bite down on them with your molars). The highest of them in status, rank, and imamate is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then Ali.
As for which of the two is better: Should we say: May Allah honor his face, or may Allah be pleased with him? If so, may Allah be pleased with him is better. It is the ruling that Allah chose for the emigrants and the helpers and those who followed them with excellence,So Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: [At-Tawbah: 100] Therefore: The best thing we say is: The Rightly Guided Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).
Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The best title we can give him is to say: The Rightly Guided Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. This is the best thing. There is no doubt that Ali ibn Abi Talib, Uthman, Umar, and Abu Bakr are all imams; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded us to follow their example,So he said: (Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs after me. Hold fast to them and bite down on them with your molars). The highest of them in status, rank, and imamate is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then Ali.
As for which of the two is better: Should we say: May Allah honor his face, or may Allah be pleased with him? If so, may Allah be pleased with him is better. It is the ruling that Allah chose for the emigrants and the helpers and those who followed them with excellence,So Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: