I was in prayer, and in the bowing I said: Glory be to Allah the Great, five times, and in the prostration: Glory be to my Lord the Most High, five times.
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The questioner : There is a question like this, he said: In prayer, in the bowing and prostration, I was praying on my own and I said: Glory be to Allah, five times, and Glory be to my Lord the Most High, five times; is there anything wrong with that?
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing wrong with it; the more you increase, the more reward you will get.
The questioner : I am accustomed to saying: Glory be to Allah, three times, Glory be to my Lord the Great, five times, Glory be to my Lord the Most High, five times.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : In a matter—O Shaykh—I was asked about it, a man gave a man money.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I have a thought that came to my mind just now, there is a report from some of the Companions, perhaps Ibn 'Umar, I forgot what the occasion was, that a Christian did a good deed with this Companion, so what did he say to him—this is the point of what we are saying—he said: May Allah increase you in wealth and children.
The questioner : Who said that?
The Shaykh : The Companion said to the Christian, he prayed for him, but he did not pray for him—for example—as is known in the Sunnah that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said:, so the Jews knew this Prophetic Sunnah, and out of their wickedness they disbelieved in the Messenger but they loved his Shari'ah; therefore, when they attended the gathering of the Messenger (peace be upon him), they would pretend to sneeze; meaning they would feign that one of them sneezed, for what? For the Messenger to say to him: May Allah have mercy on you, you wretches! The Messenger, of course, was not unaware of their plots, so he would say to them: May Allah guide you.
So the point is: it is not permissible for a disbeliever to be prayed for with mercy, nor to be prayed for with such routine supplications; but what did Ibn 'Umar say to him? May Allah increase you in wealth and children; why? Because increasing the wealth of disbelievers who live under the banner of Islam, and whose wealth is for the benefit of the Muslims, is for the benefit of the Muslims; because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[At-Tawbah 9:29], so this jizyah is for the benefit of the Muslim state, so may Allah increase your wealth so that the state can take from this money.
The questioner : And children likewise.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner : And children.
The Shaykh : And children likewise; because from the child will also come earnings and wealth, and so on.
Another questioner : So now it is permissible for us to pray for the Christian, may Allah increase you in wealth and children.
The Shaykh : No, it is permissible.
Another questioner : Now?
The Shaykh : You mean because there is no ruling in Islam.
Another questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing wrong with it; the more you increase, the more reward you will get.
The questioner : I am accustomed to saying: Glory be to Allah, three times, Glory be to my Lord the Great, five times, Glory be to my Lord the Most High, five times.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : In a matter—O Shaykh—I was asked about it, a man gave a man money.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, I have a thought that came to my mind just now, there is a report from some of the Companions, perhaps Ibn 'Umar, I forgot what the occasion was, that a Christian did a good deed with this Companion, so what did he say to him—this is the point of what we are saying—he said: May Allah increase you in wealth and children.
The questioner : Who said that?
The Shaykh : The Companion said to the Christian, he prayed for him, but he did not pray for him—for example—as is known in the Sunnah that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
When one of you sneezs, let him praise Allah, and let the one who hears him say to him: May Allah have mercy on you, and let him say to him: May Allah guide you and reform your inner self.
إذا عطس أحدكم فليحمد الله ، وليقل له مَن سمعه : يرحمك الله ، وليقل هو له : يهديكم الله ويصلح بالكSo the point is: it is not permissible for a disbeliever to be prayed for with mercy, nor to be prayed for with such routine supplications; but what did Ibn 'Umar say to him? May Allah increase you in wealth and children; why? Because increasing the wealth of disbelievers who live under the banner of Islam, and whose wealth is for the benefit of the Muslims, is for the benefit of the Muslims; because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.
قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلا بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَلا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَلا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حَتَّى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَThe questioner : And children likewise.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner : And children.
The Shaykh : And children likewise; because from the child will also come earnings and wealth, and so on.
Another questioner : So now it is permissible for us to pray for the Christian, may Allah increase you in wealth and children.
The Shaykh : No, it is permissible.
Another questioner : Now?
The Shaykh : You mean because there is no ruling in Islam.
Another questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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