Is the statement of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), "This is my Lord, this is greater," from the belief in the stars?
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The questioner : ... His saying, the Exalted: [As-Saffat 37:88-89] ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter of euphemism in speech. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to employ euphemism; when he went on a military expedition, he would euphemize the expedition by referring to it by another name. He looked at the stars because they believed that the stars are gods, and they worshipped the stars and planets. So he looked and said, "I am ill." It is not from the category of believing that they have an effect, unlike his saying:, which is what he believed to be his Lord. Yes.
The questioner : What is authentic from the Messenger is that he was asked about a prophet from among the prophets.
The Shaykh : Whoever matches.
The questioner :Sunan Abi Dawud 3909Sahih (Al-Albani) So does this indicate that there is no harm in calligraphy if it is?
The Shaykh : We answered this; we answered it with two answers. What is it, Ya Ghanim?
The questioner : We say that whoever matches the calligraphy of the Prophet, it is not possible for him to match his calligraphy.
The Shaykh : The Messenger attached it to a condition that cannot be obtained, because he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3909Sahih (Al-Albani) All right.
The questioner : As for the second matter, that the calligraphy of the Prophet was by revelation from the Most Merciful, and the Satanic revelation...
The Shaykh : Yes, it can be said that if the calligraphy is by revelation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as in the case of this prophet, then there is no harm with it, if Allah makes for him a sign by which He sends down the revelation, in the form of lines that He teaches him. And as for these magical lines, they are by the revelation of Satan.
The questioner : But the method of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was to block all doors, especially regarding the issue of shirk (associating partners with Allah). So why did he not cut off this door?
The Shaykh : It seems, and Allah knows best, that it is a known matter that there is a prophet from among the prophets who writes, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had to answer about it.
(88) And he cast a look at the stars (89) And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."
فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ * فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌThe Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter of euphemism in speech. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to employ euphemism; when he went on a military expedition, he would euphemize the expedition by referring to it by another name. He looked at the stars because they believed that the stars are gods, and they worshipped the stars and planets. So he looked and said, "I am ill." It is not from the category of believing that they have an effect, unlike his saying:
This is my Lord.
هذا ربيThe questioner : What is authentic from the Messenger is that he was asked about a prophet from among the prophets.
The Shaykh : Whoever matches.
The questioner :
so if anyone does it as he drew lines, that is right
من وافق خطه فذاكThe Shaykh : We answered this; we answered it with two answers. What is it, Ya Ghanim?
The questioner : We say that whoever matches the calligraphy of the Prophet, it is not possible for him to match his calligraphy.
The Shaykh : The Messenger attached it to a condition that cannot be obtained, because he said:
so if anyone does it as he drew lines, that is right.
فمن وافق خطه فذاكThe questioner : As for the second matter, that the calligraphy of the Prophet was by revelation from the Most Merciful, and the Satanic revelation...
The Shaykh : Yes, it can be said that if the calligraphy is by revelation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as in the case of this prophet, then there is no harm with it, if Allah makes for him a sign by which He sends down the revelation, in the form of lines that He teaches him. And as for these magical lines, they are by the revelation of Satan.
The questioner : But the method of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was to block all doors, especially regarding the issue of shirk (associating partners with Allah). So why did he not cut off this door?
The Shaykh : It seems, and Allah knows best, that it is a known matter that there is a prophet from among the prophets who writes, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had to answer about it.