Is it permissible for us in this time to say about the Messenger of Allah, "You are my father and my mother"?
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The questioner : May the peace be upon you, esteemed Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : Is it permissible to redeem the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to redeem the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying, "You are my father and my mother," or "He is my father and my mother," especially in this time?
The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say, "He is my father and my mother," up to this day. We find this frequently in the phrases of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). There is no doubt that it is obligatory for a person to redeem the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with his mother, his father, his child, and his own self. Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : Is it permissible to redeem the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to redeem the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying, "You are my father and my mother," or "He is my father and my mother," especially in this time?
The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say, "He is my father and my mother," up to this day. We find this frequently in the phrases of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). There is no doubt that it is obligatory for a person to redeem the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with his mother, his father, his child, and his own self. Yes, yes.