Explanation of the Book of Tawhid-52

The Shaykh : Then he said: "Chapter on what has come regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) protecting the sanctuary of tawhid and blocking the paths of shirk" "In his protection of the sanctuary of tawhid". The author (may Allah have mercy on him), having previously spoken in his book about establishing tawhid and mentioning what contradicts it or its perfection, mentioned what protects this tawhid and that all paths of shirk are blocked. Among this is his statement: "From 'Abdullah ibn al-Shikhkhir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

I set out with the delegation of Banu 'Amir to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we said: "You are our master." He said: "The Master is Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He." We said: "And the best of us in length."

انطلقت في وفد بني عامر إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلنا أنت سيدنا قال السيد الله تبارك وتعالى قُلنا وأفضلنا وأعظمنا طولا

" or "

The best of us in excellence.

أفضلنا فضلا

" here.
The student: In length.

The Shaykh : The one I memorize is here.
The student: The greatest in length.

The Shaykh : Yes, it does not contradict .
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Remaining... "

And the one of us most endowed with excellence and superiority

وأفضلنا فضلا وأعظمنا طولا

Sunan Abi Dawud 4806Sahih (Al-Albani)

" This is how it is with you, no, with the ta, with the ta. So he said: "

Say what you have to say, or part of what you have to say, and do not let the devil make you his agents.

قولوا بقولكم أو ببعض قولكم ولا يتسجرينكم الشيطان

Sunan Abi Dawud 4806Sahih (Al-Albani)

Narrated by Abu Dawud with a good chain". He says: And this delegation apparently came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the ninth year, because in the ninth year of the Hijrah, delegations to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) increased, and that year is called the Year of Delegations.
The master is the one of high status and honor, and high status means greatness, excellence, pride, and the like. And "Sayyid" (master) is a passive participle on the pattern of "ha."
The student: Fa'ila.

The Shaykh : Fa'ila, yes, because the second ya is superfluous. So he said Blessed and Exalted is He, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say "your master," but rather said: . This is because the "al" in "al-Sayyid" (the Master) is for generality, and its meaning is that the one who has absolute sovereignty is Allah. But a master who is specified is a master in relation to what he is specified to, such as the master of the sons of so-and-so, the master of mankind, and the like. As for absolute sovereignty, it belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If you ask, "Is 'al-Sayyid' (the Master) among the names of Allah?" The answer is yes, it is among the names of Allah, and it is among the meanings of al-Samad. As for al-Samad, Ibn 'Abbas interpreted it as "the Perfect in His knowledge, His forbearance, and His high status", and the like.
And his statement: He did not forbid them from saying "You are our master." Yes, he did not forbid them, but he did not fully approve of it either. He did not forbid them, nor did he approve of them, but he indicated that they should not advance from specific sovereignty to general, absolute sovereignty. Because "our master" is specific, attributed sovereignty, but "the Master" is general, absolute sovereignty, not attributed. So it is as if he guided them not to be bold enough to advance from specific sovereignty to general sovereignty. So he said: . So, is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) our master? The answer is yes, he is our master without doubt, because he is the master of the children of Adam, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about himself. But the problem now is that many people have started using the term "master" for those who are not masters. They use it for those whose "dal" can be replaced with a "ha." Yes.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, like this. And they also apply "sovereignty" to the type of women, saying "this is a lady," and it is written "men's bathhouse," "ladies' bathhouse." Justice would require saying "bathhouse for masters" as they said "bathhouse for ladies," or saying "men's bathhouse" and then "women's bathhouse." But it is written "men's bathhouse" and next to it "ladies' bathhouse," and the men get angry. Yes, but this came to us from the West, where men dominate women. Yes, and I say "dominate" because this made them dominant; they dominate them, meaning they made them masters. Because "Sayyid" (master) originally is "Sawwid," but it has a vowel change. But, glory to Allah, it matches in sense and meaning that they dominate them. The truth is that elevating women to a higher status than their status is harm to themselves, as it is at the expense of...
The student: Men.

The Shaykh : At the expense of men. Yes. So he said: And his statement: What does "Tبارak" (Blessed) mean? The scholars said its meaning is that His blessings and good things are numerous. For this reason, they say that this verb is not attributed to anyone but Allah, or that no one is described with it but Allah. "Tبارak" is not said of so-and-so; "So-and-so is Blessed" is not permissible, because this verb is specific to Allah, or this description, on the most correct view, is specific to Him. But the common people now say "You have blessed us," not intending what is intended regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but rather intending by their saying "You have blessed us" that a blessing from your coming has befallen us. Is it permissible to attribute blessing to a human? Yes, it is permissible. As-Sayyid ibn Hudhayr, when the verse of tayammum was revealed due to the necklace that was lost by 'A'ishah, said: Yes.
And his statement: "T'ala" (Exalted). Does its meaning mean "He is High"? Or is it more eloquent than "He is High"? It is more eloquent because it conveys the exaltation which is height and the exaltation which is transcendence. For this reason, Allah the Exalted always says: meaning He is High and transcends what they associate with Him.