Do you prefer the form of absence (peace be upon the Prophet) over the form of presence (peace be upon you, O Prophet), and does it have a connection to creed?
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Another questioner: In the issue of the tashahhud.
The questioner: Yes.
Another questioner: In the matter of the tashahhud, may Allah bless you, I mentioned the hadith of Ibn Abbas and Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to teach, yes, the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, yes, with the words "peace be upon the Prophet," yes.
The Shaykh: The form of absence.
The questioner: The form of absence, yes. What is your view regarding the creed, O Shaykh? You did not clarify it much. For example, do you prefer this matter over the form of presence, "peace be upon you, O Prophet," or do you not prefer it? You mentioned, I mean, both narrations and you authenticated them, but you did not prefer one over the other.
Another questioner: He preferred... Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner: Yes, so what is the view?
The Shaykh: Did you hear what your neighbor said?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you hear what your neighbor said?
The questioner: Yes, yes.
The Shaykh: You are going around this statement.
The questioner: I am going around, I mean, the issue of its connection.
The Shaykh: Do not go around, do not go around.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Say, do you go around it or not.
The questioner: Around it, around it, around this...
Another questioner: The Shaykh, I mean, he preferred...
The Shaykh: He said, "I think he preferred it," and his thought is the thought of a believer, but that is not your research, in my opinion. So what is your opinion?
The questioner: My opinion, may you live long, is a matter, may Allah bless your life, the issue of whether the saying "peace be upon the Prophet" in the form of absence has a connection to the creed or not, regarding the choice of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).
The Shaykh: Does the address in the language of the Arabs...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Does it necessitate something that contradicts the creed, even if it were so?
The questioner: By Allah, O Shaykh, because I am weak in this matter, but I mean, there are some innovators, of course, in some areas of the Peninsula who say, "You say that the Prophet is dead and that he does not respond, and so on, and in your prayer you say such a statement." Praise be to Allah, we found in the narration of Aisha and Ibn Abbas, I mean, it is approximately... from the perspective of the creed, or different, O Shaykh. They assume, I mean, that the Prophet is present and responds to them and that he is alive in his grave, as evidenced by the fact that you utter, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet."
The student: Yes, this is an address, I mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Now clarify.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Clarify something I needed to understand. This refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Those who used to say, during his lifetime.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He was in Medina... he was in Medina, and the people of Makkah would say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they address the Messenger?
The student: Or did he hear?
The questioner: Or did he hear?
The student: Yes, restricted, I mean, yes.
The questioner: So, I mean, perhaps from both narrations...
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: No, I do not want that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I want what they bring up against us.
The student: A false claim.
The Shaykh: It refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Because we all agree that the Muslims, during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), in the various lands of Islam at that time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: They used to say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Do they understand from this that they were addressing him and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was hearing? I do not think a Muslim would say this. So, their answer to this is our answer.
The questioner: And some people say that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his spirit was released, whereas in life it was restricted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
Another questioner: In the matter of the tashahhud, may Allah bless you, I mentioned the hadith of Ibn Abbas and Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to teach, yes, the sending of blessings upon the Prophet, yes, with the words "peace be upon the Prophet," yes.
The Shaykh: The form of absence.
The questioner: The form of absence, yes. What is your view regarding the creed, O Shaykh? You did not clarify it much. For example, do you prefer this matter over the form of presence, "peace be upon you, O Prophet," or do you not prefer it? You mentioned, I mean, both narrations and you authenticated them, but you did not prefer one over the other.
Another questioner: He preferred... Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner: Yes, so what is the view?
The Shaykh: Did you hear what your neighbor said?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you hear what your neighbor said?
The questioner: Yes, yes.
The Shaykh: You are going around this statement.
The questioner: I am going around, I mean, the issue of its connection.
The Shaykh: Do not go around, do not go around.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Say, do you go around it or not.
The questioner: Around it, around it, around this...
Another questioner: The Shaykh, I mean, he preferred...
The Shaykh: He said, "I think he preferred it," and his thought is the thought of a believer, but that is not your research, in my opinion. So what is your opinion?
The questioner: My opinion, may you live long, is a matter, may Allah bless your life, the issue of whether the saying "peace be upon the Prophet" in the form of absence has a connection to the creed or not, regarding the choice of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).
The Shaykh: Does the address in the language of the Arabs...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Does it necessitate something that contradicts the creed, even if it were so?
The questioner: By Allah, O Shaykh, because I am weak in this matter, but I mean, there are some innovators, of course, in some areas of the Peninsula who say, "You say that the Prophet is dead and that he does not respond, and so on, and in your prayer you say such a statement." Praise be to Allah, we found in the narration of Aisha and Ibn Abbas, I mean, it is approximately... from the perspective of the creed, or different, O Shaykh. They assume, I mean, that the Prophet is present and responds to them and that he is alive in his grave, as evidenced by the fact that you utter, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet."
The student: Yes, this is an address, I mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Now clarify.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Clarify something I needed to understand. This refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Those who used to say, during his lifetime.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He was in Medina... he was in Medina, and the people of Makkah would say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they address the Messenger?
The student: Or did he hear?
The questioner: Or did he hear?
The student: Yes, restricted, I mean, yes.
The questioner: So, I mean, perhaps from both narrations...
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: No, I do not want that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I want what they bring up against us.
The student: A false claim.
The Shaykh: It refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Because we all agree that the Muslims, during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), in the various lands of Islam at that time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: They used to say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Do they understand from this that they were addressing him and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was hearing? I do not think a Muslim would say this. So, their answer to this is our answer.
The questioner: And some people say that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his spirit was released, whereas in life it was restricted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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