Combining the Two Hadiths: "The Master of Adam's Descendants" and "The Master is Allah"
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Question:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the Companions from saying to him, "You are our master," by saying:. How do we reconcile this with his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 4308Sahih (Darussalam)?
Answer:
He said this to them so as not to lead them into exaggeration, for he feared they would fall into exaggeration. He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4806Sahih (Al-Albani). As for after his death, Satan no longer lures them on...
Q: Did he not also inform them that he was the master of Adam's descendants?
A: He is the master of Adam's descendants, but he disliked them addressing him with this title in his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), fearing they would fall into exaggeration.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the Companions from saying to him, "You are our master," by saying:
The Master is only Allah
إنما السيد اللهI am the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast
أنا سيد ولد آدم ولا فخرAnswer:
He said this to them so as not to lead them into exaggeration, for he feared they would fall into exaggeration. 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 يَسْتَهْوِيَنَّكم الشيطانQ: Did he not also inform them that he was the master of Adam's descendants?
A: He is the master of Adam's descendants, but he disliked them addressing him with this title in his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), fearing they would fall into exaggeration.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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