about the ruling on the greeting "Marhaban"?
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The Shaykh : Yes, did you not know that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted those in the heavens when he was raised up to them, he said, "Return the greeting and say: Marhaban (Welcome)." This is... the hadith.
The questioner : I mean, if we say "Marhaban," there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : There is no great harm in it, yes, as a substitute for the salam?
The questioner : I mean, you must say it... as a substitute for the salam.
The Shaykh : It becomes a completion, without a doubt, if you have said the salam and the salam upon you, and then you welcomed him and praised him... without a doubt, yes, Ahmad?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If the Shari'ah has provided a substitute for it, then... if the Shari'ah has not provided a substitute for it and it does not carry a defective meaning, then there is no harm in it. Yes, 'Abd al-Salam?
The questioner : ... some people say "Mabruk" (Congratulations)... this is not what should be done.
The Shaykh : No, this is not the congratulation that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do; rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it when someone got married. But for you to congratulate him because the poor man knocked on a thousand doors and no one answered, and after this and that, he finally got an answer, this is truly a celebration before he gets married, yes?
The questioner : It is me, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Shaykh, the last hadith that passed by us, the last hadith you mentioned, Shaykh, what is its relation to the chapter, or what is the connection between it and the chapter?
The Shaykh : Which of them?
The questioner : The Book of MarriageBulugh al-Maram 2:206.
The student: We did not take it.
The Shaykh : It is the chapter of deposits, it did not pass by us.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We did not explain it.
The questioner : I mean, if we say "Marhaban," there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : There is no great harm in it, yes, as a substitute for the salam?
The questioner : I mean, you must say it... as a substitute for the salam.
The Shaykh : It becomes a completion, without a doubt, if you have said the salam and the salam upon you, and then you welcomed him and praised him... without a doubt, yes, Ahmad?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If the Shari'ah has provided a substitute for it, then... if the Shari'ah has not provided a substitute for it and it does not carry a defective meaning, then there is no harm in it. Yes, 'Abd al-Salam?
The questioner : ... some people say "Mabruk" (Congratulations)... this is not what should be done.
The Shaykh : No, this is not the congratulation that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do; rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it when someone got married. But for you to congratulate him because the poor man knocked on a thousand doors and no one answered, and after this and that, he finally got an answer, this is truly a celebration before he gets married, yes?
The questioner : It is me, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Shaykh, the last hadith that passed by us, the last hadith you mentioned, Shaykh, what is its relation to the chapter, or what is the connection between it and the chapter?
The Shaykh : Which of them?
The questioner : The Book of Marriage
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to teach us at-Tashahhud
كان رسول الله يعلمنا التشهد عند الحاجةThe student: We did not take it.
The Shaykh : It is the chapter of deposits, it did not pass by us.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We did not explain it.