Does addressing in the Arabic language necessitate anything that contradicts the creed?
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The questioner : Regarding the choice of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).
The Shaykh: Does the address in the language of the Arabs...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It necessitates something that contradicts the creed, even if it is merely a form, meaning...
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, because I am weak in this issue, but there are some innovators, of course, in some areas of the Peninsula who say, "You say that the Prophet is dead and that he does not respond, and so on." And in your prayer, you say this phrase, "Praise be to Allah." We found in the narrations of Aisha and Ibn Abbas that it is, from the perspective of the creed, more sound or different, O Shaykh. They assume that the Prophet is present, responding to them, and that he is alive in his grave, as evidenced by the fact that you utter, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet."
The student: Yes, this is an address, I mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Now clarify.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Clarify something I needed to understand; this refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Those who used to say, during his lifetime.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is in Madinah, he is in Madinah, and the people of Makkah say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they address the Messenger?
The student: Or did he hear?
The questioner: Or did he hear?
The student : ... Well, yes.
The questioner : So, acting according to both narrations...
The Shaykh: No, I do not want that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I want what they bring up against us.
The student: A false claim.
The Shaykh: It refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because we all agree that the Muslims, during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), in the various lands of Islam at that time...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...were saying, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they understand from this that they were addressing him and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was hearing it? I do not think a Muslim would say such a thing. So, their answer to this is our answer.
The questioner: And some people say that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his spirit was released, whereas in life it was restricted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh: Does the address in the language of the Arabs...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It necessitates something that contradicts the creed, even if it is merely a form, meaning...
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, because I am weak in this issue, but there are some innovators, of course, in some areas of the Peninsula who say, "You say that the Prophet is dead and that he does not respond, and so on." And in your prayer, you say this phrase, "Praise be to Allah." We found in the narrations of Aisha and Ibn Abbas that it is, from the perspective of the creed, more sound or different, O Shaykh. They assume that the Prophet is present, responding to them, and that he is alive in his grave, as evidenced by the fact that you utter, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet."
The student: Yes, this is an address, I mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Now clarify.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Clarify something I needed to understand; this refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Those who used to say, during his lifetime.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is in Madinah, he is in Madinah, and the people of Makkah say, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they address the Messenger?
The student: Or did he hear?
The questioner: Or did he hear?
The student : ... Well, yes.
The questioner : So, acting according to both narrations...
The Shaykh: No, I do not want that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I want what they bring up against us.
The student: A false claim.
The Shaykh: It refutes them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because we all agree that the Muslims, during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), in the various lands of Islam at that time...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...were saying, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet." Did they understand from this that they were addressing him and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was hearing it? I do not think a Muslim would say such a thing. So, their answer to this is our answer.
The questioner: And some people say that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, his spirit was released, whereas in life it was restricted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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