Is it permissible for a person to say about the Jews: "sons of the monkeys and the swine"? And do we return the greeting to the Christians?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Another question.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to say to the Jews "sons of the monkeys and the swine"?
The Shaykh : Allah said
The questioner : "sons of the monkeys and the swine"
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning Allah mentioned in the Noble Qur'an that He transformed them into monkeys and swine.
The questioner : I know that.
The Shaykh : I know that you know, but a preamble is necessary. Based on that, the Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said when a man from the Jews entered and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a poisoned greeting. Instead of saying a clear "salam," he twisted his tongue and said: "As-sam 'alaykum" (Death be upon you).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) noticed this distortion. She raised her voice from behind the veil, and her anger flew in two directions, and she said: "Upon you be death and anger, brothers of the monkeys and the swine."
The questioner : Brothers, not sons.
The Shaykh : What is the difference, meaning?
The questioner : Because there is no offspring from the transformation.
The Shaykh : No, there is none, but the intended meaning is sometimes when one saysThe Shaykh : "O my son," he does not mean his son in terms of lineage, but rather figuratively. Do you understand?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So, since the Lady Aisha said this phrase and the Messenger (peace be upon him) approved her saying, but he did not approve her exaggeration and her deviation from the gentleness of her Prophet. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, expressing disapproval of this angry outburst, she said: "O Messenger of Allah, did you not hear what they said?" He said to her: He (peace be upon him) said: "And upon you." If he meant death, he returned it to him; and if he meant peace, he returned the greeting to him.
The questioner : The other part of the other question: Do we return the greeting to the Christians?
The Shaykh : If their greeting is a Shari'ah greeting and not an American greeting
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : or European, like "Bonjour" and "Bonsour" and I do not know what other foreign words. If it is a Shari'ah greeting, and here detail is necessary, this detail is understood from the story of the Jew mentioned above. If the Christians in your country greet with a clear and distinct greeting and do not twist their tongues with it,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : then you must return their greeting.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, you say "And upon you."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to say to the Jews "sons of the monkeys and the swine"?
The Shaykh : Allah said
The questioner : "sons of the monkeys and the swine"
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning Allah mentioned in the Noble Qur'an that He transformed them into monkeys and swine.
The questioner : I know that.
The Shaykh : I know that you know, but a preamble is necessary. Based on that, the Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said when a man from the Jews entered and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a poisoned greeting. Instead of saying a clear "salam," he twisted his tongue and said: "As-sam 'alaykum" (Death be upon you).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) noticed this distortion. She raised her voice from behind the veil, and her anger flew in two directions, and she said: "Upon you be death and anger, brothers of the monkeys and the swine."
The questioner : Brothers, not sons.
The Shaykh : What is the difference, meaning?
The questioner : Because there is no offspring from the transformation.
The Shaykh : No, there is none, but the intended meaning is sometimes when one saysThe Shaykh : "O my son," he does not mean his son in terms of lineage, but rather figuratively. Do you understand?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So, since the Lady Aisha said this phrase and the Messenger (peace be upon him) approved her saying, but he did not approve her exaggeration and her deviation from the gentleness of her Prophet. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, expressing disapproval of this angry outburst, she said: "O Messenger of Allah, did you not hear what they said?" He said to her:
Did you not hear what I said
ألم تسمعي ما قلتThe questioner : The other part of the other question: Do we return the greeting to the Christians?
The Shaykh : If their greeting is a Shari'ah greeting and not an American greeting
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : or European, like "Bonjour" and "Bonsour" and I do not know what other foreign words. If it is a Shari'ah greeting, and here detail is necessary, this detail is understood from the story of the Jew mentioned above. If the Christians in your country greet with a clear and distinct greeting and do not twist their tongues with it,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : then you must return their greeting.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, you say "And upon you."
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