Is it shirk (associating partners with Allah) to write the name of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) next to the name of Allah the Exalted on the qiblah of the mosque?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you... Is this a crime, meaning writing Allah and Muhammad... generally?
The Shaykh : No, the least we can say about it is that it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the viewer, as is apparent, assumes that the two named are equal. The original act of writing is a bid'ah (religious innovation), even if one writes only Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Some people write[Ali 'Imran 3:37] this is the mihrab, yes.
The Shaykh : No, the least we can say about it is that it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the viewer, as is apparent, assumes that the two named are equal. The original act of writing is a bid'ah (religious innovation), even if one writes only Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Some people write