The ruling on addressing another person with the word: (Please)
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Question:
In the last of her questions, this questioner asks: Is the word "I hope" or hoping for other than Allah permissible, or is hoping reserved only for Allah ?
Answer:
There is no harm in saying to your brother: "I hope you, my brother, will give me such and such," or "I hope my father will give me such and such," or "I hope my mother will," or "I hope so-and-so—his companion—will give me, or lend me, or help me with such and such." There is no harm in this. However, this applies only to what is within one's capability. It is not for the person who is unable, or for whom it is not his affair, or from whom it is not expected. Rather, this is for what is possible: "I hope he will lend me such and such," "I hope he will help me," and he is able to do so.
As for saying "I hope from the dead," no; that is shirk (associating partners with Allah). You hope from the dead that he will help you with such and such, or you hope from the absent one who does not hear your words and to whom you are not speaking, but you believe in him that he will help you while he is dead, if you hope for him or fear him. This is shirk, and it is not permissible.
However, if you hope for him through correspondence while he is absent, or by telephone while he is absent, or if you address him while he is present and say: "I hope you will lend me such and such," "I hope you will help me with such and such," there is no blame in that. This is because supplication to the present listener regarding what he is capable of entails no blame, as Allah the Exalted said in the story of Musa: [Surat al-Qasas: 15]. Since Musa was capable and present, a person from the Children of Israel sought his aid against an opponent from the Copts; so Musa aided him.
The point is: seeking aid from the living, present, and capable person, whether verbally or through correspondence, entails no blame if he is capable. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
In the last of her questions, this questioner asks: Is the word "I hope" or hoping for other than Allah permissible, or is hoping reserved only for Allah ?
Answer:
There is no harm in saying to your brother: "I hope you, my brother, will give me such and such," or "I hope my father will give me such and such," or "I hope my mother will," or "I hope so-and-so—his companion—will give me, or lend me, or help me with such and such." There is no harm in this. However, this applies only to what is within one's capability. It is not for the person who is unable, or for whom it is not his affair, or from whom it is not expected. Rather, this is for what is possible: "I hope he will lend me such and such," "I hope he will help me," and he is able to do so.
As for saying "I hope from the dead," no; that is shirk (associating partners with Allah). You hope from the dead that he will help you with such and such, or you hope from the absent one who does not hear your words and to whom you are not speaking, but you believe in him that he will help you while he is dead, if you hope for him or fear him. This is shirk, and it is not permissible.
However, if you hope for him through correspondence while he is absent, or by telephone while he is absent, or if you address him while he is present and say: "I hope you will lend me such and such," "I hope you will help me with such and such," there is no blame in that. This is because supplication to the present listener regarding what he is capable of entails no blame, as Allah the Exalted said in the story of Musa:
the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy
فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِThe point is: seeking aid from the living, present, and capable person, whether verbally or through correspondence, entails no blame if he is capable. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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