His second question asks: What is the ruling on one who makes praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the righteous a trade for himself, earning his livelihood from it?
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The questioner : His second question asks: What is the ruling on one who makes praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the righteous a trade for himself, earning his livelihood from it?
The Shaykh : The ruling on this is forbidden, and it must be known that praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is divided into two categories. One is that it is praise regarding what he deserves (peace and blessings be upon him) without reaching the level of exaggeration; in that case, there is nothing wrong with it. That is, there is nothing wrong with praising the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with what he is worthy of, namely the complete noble descriptions in his character and his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him).
The second category of praise for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is a category that leads the praiser to the exaggeration that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. He said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 62:103 So if one praises the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying he is the refuge of those who seek refuge, the responder to the call of the distressed, the owner of this world and the Hereafter, and that he knows the unseen, or by saying something like what al-Busiri said:
"O most noble of creation, I have no one to take refuge in but You when the general calamity befalls
"From your generosity, the world and its sister, and from your knowledge, the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" .
And similar words of praise. This category is forbidden, and it may even reach major shirk, which expels one from the religion. It is not permissible to praise the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) in a way that reaches the level of exaggeration, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of that. Then, returning to the matter of taking permissible praise as a profession by which a person earns, we say that this is also forbidden and not permissible. For praising the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) with what he deserves and what he is worthy of (peace and blessings be upon him), namely the noble morals, the good attributes, and the straight guidance, is an act of worship by which one draws near to Allah. And whatever is an act of worship, it is not permissible to make it a means to the worldly life, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Hud 11:15-16], Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling on this is forbidden, and it must be known that praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is divided into two categories. One is that it is praise regarding what he deserves (peace and blessings be upon him) without reaching the level of exaggeration; in that case, there is nothing wrong with it. That is, there is nothing wrong with praising the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with what he is worthy of, namely the complete noble descriptions in his character and his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him).
The second category of praise for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is a category that leads the praiser to the exaggeration that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. He said:
Do not praise me as the Christians praised Jesus, the son of Mary, for I am only a servant, so say: the servant of Allah and His Messenger.
لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى المسيح ابن مريم، فإنما أنا عبد فقولوا عبد الله ورسوله"O most noble of creation, I have no one to take refuge in but You when the general calamity befalls
"From your generosity, the world and its sister, and from your knowledge, the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" .
And similar words of praise. This category is forbidden, and it may even reach major shirk, which expels one from the religion. It is not permissible to praise the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) in a way that reaches the level of exaggeration, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of that. Then, returning to the matter of taking permissible praise as a profession by which a person earns, we say that this is also forbidden and not permissible. For praising the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) with what he deserves and what he is worthy of (peace and blessings be upon him), namely the noble morals, the good attributes, and the straight guidance, is an act of worship by which one draws near to Allah. And whatever is an act of worship, it is not permissible to make it a means to the worldly life, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: