What is the ruling on a person who is in pain and says, “O my father” or “O my mother” or “O my brother”?

The questioner : Shaykh, when a person is in pain, he says, “O my father, O my mother, O my brother.” What is the ruling on that?

The Shaykh : Naturally, this is speech that appears to be shirk (associating partners with Allah) and misguidance, but it is not intended as istighathah (calling for aid). Therefore, it is an abomination in terms of its wording; it is one of the abominable expressions from which one must turn away.