What is your opinion regarding a children's educational song that contains the line, "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence"?
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The questioner : There are children's songs, "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence."
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence," children's songs, what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : This is a lie, and it is not permissible for a person to say it. No one is the secret of existence. This is a rejected Sufi phrase. Who created the creatures? It is Allah. And the wonder is that this person says, "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence," meaning she is the one by whom he was created. This is undoubtedly a lie. In his mother's womb, he does not see his mother's smile and knows nothing about her. Therefore, it must be denounced. And if it is among the decisions...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I thought it was in the schools. In any case, this phrase must be denounced, and a report should be written to the responsible authorities about it.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence," children's songs, what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : This is a lie, and it is not permissible for a person to say it. No one is the secret of existence. This is a rejected Sufi phrase. Who created the creatures? It is Allah. And the wonder is that this person says, "My mother's smile is the secret of my existence," meaning she is the one by whom he was created. This is undoubtedly a lie. In his mother's womb, he does not see his mother's smile and knows nothing about her. Therefore, it must be denounced. And if it is among the decisions...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I thought it was in the schools. In any case, this phrase must be denounced, and a report should be written to the responsible authorities about it.