What is the ruling on the phrase "With my sincere greetings and thanks to you" at the end of speeches?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, regarding the end of speeches.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some speeches end with the speaker saying: "To you my sincere greetings" or "my sincere thanks."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on this phrase, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it, because the meaning of "sincere greetings" is pure greetings that are not mixed with showing off or seeking reputation. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[An-Nisa 4:86] And He, Mighty and Majestic, also said: [An-Nur 24:61] A person does not doubt, when he says "To you my sincere greetings," that he means greetings that are fitting only for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, as in His saying: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1171Sahih (Darussalam) This never occurs to his mind. As for words that people have become accustomed to using, which do not occur to them as being among the prohibited things, and which are not prohibited in themselves, it is not appropriate to interpret them as referring to the prohibited thing. Rather, we should leave people to what they know in their terminology. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some speeches end with the speaker saying: "To you my sincere greetings" or "my sincere thanks."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling on this phrase, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it, because the meaning of "sincere greetings" is pure greetings that are not mixed with showing off or seeking reputation. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: