What is the ruling on falsely claiming descent from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and calling oneself a nobleman?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on one who claims the lineage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he may be given the title of Sayyid, and what is the ruling ... on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ...?
The Shaykh : The beneficial claim of descent to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the claim of descent to his Shari'ah; this is the beneficial claim of descent.
As for claiming descent from his kinship (peace and blessings be upon him), if a person is granted success in faith and righteous deeds, there is no doubt that he is better than others due to his kinship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But if the matter is the opposite, read the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Masad 111:1-5] And what was Abu Lahab’s connection to the Messenger?
The student: His uncle.
The Shaykh : His uncle, and he did not benefit from him. So the one who claims descent from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and is not so is a liar and is like one who wears two garments of deception, because he has boasted of what he has not been given. This claim of descent, which is based on lying, does not increase him anything but distance from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And as I said earlier, the claim of descent to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a report, and a report must have a correct transmission; otherwise, it is nothing. Likewise, those whose lineage to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic and then they deny it—these people, in reality, have cast away a blessing and a favor. I do not think that anyone whose lineage to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic would then say, "I am not of his family." I do not think anyone would say this. Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on those who stand at the graves and at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) making supplications, and are these supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : We have spoken about this; this is a repetition.
The Shaykh : The beneficial claim of descent to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the claim of descent to his Shari'ah; this is the beneficial claim of descent.
As for claiming descent from his kinship (peace and blessings be upon him), if a person is granted success in faith and righteous deeds, there is no doubt that he is better than others due to his kinship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But if the matter is the opposite, read the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(1) May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he. (2) His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained. (3) He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame (4) And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood. (5) Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.
تبّت يدا أبي لهب وتبّ ما أغنى عنه ماله وما كسب سيصلى نارا ذات لهب وامرأته حمالة الحطب في جيدها حبل من مسدThe student: His uncle.
The Shaykh : His uncle, and he did not benefit from him. So the one who claims descent from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and is not so is a liar and is like one who wears two garments of deception, because he has boasted of what he has not been given. This claim of descent, which is based on lying, does not increase him anything but distance from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And as I said earlier, the claim of descent to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a report, and a report must have a correct transmission; otherwise, it is nothing. Likewise, those whose lineage to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic and then they deny it—these people, in reality, have cast away a blessing and a favor. I do not think that anyone whose lineage to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentic would then say, "I am not of his family." I do not think anyone would say this. Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on those who stand at the graves and at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) making supplications, and are these supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : We have spoken about this; this is a repetition.