Is it permissible for us to say, "O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad," outside of prayer?
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The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Our esteemed professor, I have a question with two parts.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: The first part is: Is it not permissible for us to say, "O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad," outside of prayer?
The Shaykh: Ah, this is a good question.
The questioner: And the question.
The Shaykh: No, no, let me give you the answer to the first question, and then you can move on to the second. It is permissible for us to say, "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said..." But here there is a detail, and you, those present, and those absent must know: we do not say words that we do not attribute to Allah, whether people are pleased with them or not. It is sufficient for us that our Lord is pleased with us. I tell you it is permissible, but I will also tell you it is not permissible. Pay attention. I tell you it is permissible outside of prayer to say, "The Messenger of Allah said," or "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah said." But I tell you, constantly, no, constantly no. Why? Because our Salaf (the earliest generations) did not do that. The Salaf whom we follow did not say "Our Master said" constantly. Rather, it was to clarify the truth, as we mentioned to you earlier, that he is truly the master of mankind. So we say, "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said," but we do not make it a habit as if it were a continuous recommended practice. No. The eminent scholars of jurisprudence say that if the Messenger (peace be upon him) performed a worship act occasionally, that act becomes a recommended practice. It is not permissible for Muslims to engage in it constantly and forever, because he did not do it constantly and forever. Do you understand this?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. So we say "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah said" occasionally to clarify that he is so, but we do not continue with that.
The questioner: Our esteemed professor, I have a question with two parts.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: The first part is: Is it not permissible for us to say, "O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad," outside of prayer?
The Shaykh: Ah, this is a good question.
The questioner: And the question.
The Shaykh: No, no, let me give you the answer to the first question, and then you can move on to the second. It is permissible for us to say, "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said..." But here there is a detail, and you, those present, and those absent must know: we do not say words that we do not attribute to Allah, whether people are pleased with them or not. It is sufficient for us that our Lord is pleased with us. I tell you it is permissible, but I will also tell you it is not permissible. Pay attention. I tell you it is permissible outside of prayer to say, "The Messenger of Allah said," or "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah said." But I tell you, constantly, no, constantly no. Why? Because our Salaf (the earliest generations) did not do that. The Salaf whom we follow did not say "Our Master said" constantly. Rather, it was to clarify the truth, as we mentioned to you earlier, that he is truly the master of mankind. So we say, "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said," but we do not make it a habit as if it were a continuous recommended practice. No. The eminent scholars of jurisprudence say that if the Messenger (peace be upon him) performed a worship act occasionally, that act becomes a recommended practice. It is not permissible for Muslims to engage in it constantly and forever, because he did not do it constantly and forever. Do you understand this?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. So we say "Our Master, the Messenger of Allah said" occasionally to clarify that he is so, but we do not continue with that.
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