What is the ruling on the phrase: "If you want to connect with the Lord of the Worlds, you must dial 2,4,4,3,4"?
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The questioner : Some people say, for example, does this mean that it is a matter of etiquette to mention this phrase, or what is the ruling on saying it? He said: "If you want to connect with the Lord of the Worlds, you must dial 2,4,4,3,4." Do you understand this riddle?
The Shaykh : No, by Allah.
The questioner : The 2 means the two rak'ahs of Fajr, the 4 means the prayer of Zuhr, the 4 after that means the prayer of 'Asr, the 3 means the prayer of Maghrib, and the 4 means the prayer of 'Isha'. So, does the one who says this phrase incur sin, for example?
The Shaykh : If he does not incur sin, then at the very least he incurs the religiously disliked (makruh). But your question reminds us that here, despite this, what do we call it? Obscuring the truth. Despite this obscuring with numbers and referring to acts of worship and prayers, we reject the word "if you want to reach Allah" in this phrase. There are supplications that some Sufis recite: "Bring us to You." This is an expression, meaning a Sufi expression, that we do not approve of, because reaching Allah, in its apparent meaning, frightens us, because reaching Allah in the Sufi expression is the unity of existence.
The questioner : We seek refuge in Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes. So, if the intended meaning of "to Allah" is that we reach the blessing of Allah and the Paradise of Allah, then there is no objection regarding the intention, but there is an objection regarding the wording. Therefore, we do not approve of using the phrase "reaching Allah." Do you understand me? May Allah give you well-being, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah grant you well-being.
The Shaykh : No, by Allah.
The questioner : The 2 means the two rak'ahs of Fajr, the 4 means the prayer of Zuhr, the 4 after that means the prayer of 'Asr, the 3 means the prayer of Maghrib, and the 4 means the prayer of 'Isha'. So, does the one who says this phrase incur sin, for example?
The Shaykh : If he does not incur sin, then at the very least he incurs the religiously disliked (makruh). But your question reminds us that here, despite this, what do we call it? Obscuring the truth. Despite this obscuring with numbers and referring to acts of worship and prayers, we reject the word "if you want to reach Allah" in this phrase. There are supplications that some Sufis recite: "Bring us to You." This is an expression, meaning a Sufi expression, that we do not approve of, because reaching Allah, in its apparent meaning, frightens us, because reaching Allah in the Sufi expression is the unity of existence.
The questioner : We seek refuge in Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes. So, if the intended meaning of "to Allah" is that we reach the blessing of Allah and the Paradise of Allah, then there is no objection regarding the intention, but there is an objection regarding the wording. Therefore, we do not approve of using the phrase "reaching Allah." Do you understand me? May Allah give you well-being, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah grant you well-being.
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