What is the ruling on saying: "May Allah have established you as a refuge for the Muslims..."?
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Question:
Is it permissible to say to a scholar: "May Allah have established you as a refuge for the Muslims and a sanctuary for the believers"?
Answer:
The meaning is correct: a refuge for them in obtaining their rights through the Shari'ah courts, through the authority, where people turn to them to have their rights granted. This meaning is correct. Supplicating for the one in authority: that Allah make him successful, that Allah help him in addressing the needs of the Muslims, and that when they turn to him, he fulfills their requests in terms of establishing the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), in terms of securing rights, in terms of deterring the oppressor, and so on.
Is it permissible to say to a scholar: "May Allah have established you as a refuge for the Muslims and a sanctuary for the believers"?
Answer:
The meaning is correct: a refuge for them in obtaining their rights through the Shari'ah courts, through the authority, where people turn to them to have their rights granted. This meaning is correct. Supplicating for the one in authority: that Allah make him successful, that Allah help him in addressing the needs of the Muslims, and that when they turn to him, he fulfills their requests in terms of establishing the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), in terms of securing rights, in terms of deterring the oppressor, and so on.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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