The Narrator's Statement: "He is upon the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib." Why did he avoid affirming the first-person pronoun, and is it permissible to affirm it rather than omit it?
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The questioner : In the hadith of Ibn al-Musayyib, the narrator's statement is: "He is upon the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib." Why did he avoid affirming the first-person pronoun?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of etiquette.
The questioner : Is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible by way of narration, such as His saying, the Exalted: "And the fifth is that the anger of Allah is upon him," even though he must say, "The anger of Allah is upon me," and "The curse of Allah is upon him," he must say, "The curse of Allah is upon me" using the first-person pronoun, and likewise, "The anger of Allah is upon her," she must say, "Upon me."
The Shaykh : This is a matter of etiquette.
The questioner : Is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible by way of narration, such as His saying, the Exalted: "And the fifth is that the anger of Allah is upon him," even though he must say, "The anger of Allah is upon me," and "The curse of Allah is upon him," he must say, "The curse of Allah is upon me" using the first-person pronoun, and likewise, "The anger of Allah is upon her," she must say, "Upon me."