I have a question regarding the saying “Holy Prophet”
Allhumdulillah we recently established a Mussalla in a small town in USA. We are trying to do small amals in the there and also jamaats are coming as well. We are currently reading hadith in english from Muntakab hadith and Riyad Us Saliheen which are compiled in India by Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalwi R.A. or Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhalwi I believe.
So the question is there is a Arab brother who is originally from Jordan and claims to follow the Hanafi school of thought. So we usually take turns reading hadith so today he had to read and his remark was that the saying “Holy Prophet” in the hadith is incorrect and we should not say it.
The brothers are confused as we have been reading these hadith for a long time now and all of a sudden we get told not to say that. Inshallah I hope if you can please explain if its ok or not to say “Holy Prophet” if we read the hadith?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The phrase “Holy Prophet” is simply an expression of respect and honor. It is not said as a Fardh, Wajib or Sunnah; therefore, the expression “Holy Prophet” is not a bidah.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
AbdulMannan Nizami
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, IL, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] وفي ” المغرب “: البدعة اسم من ابتداع الأمر إذا ابتدأه وأحدثه، ثم غلب على ما هو زيادة في الدين ونقصان منه. وقيل البدعة: إحداث أمر لم يكن من عهد رسول الله – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
[البناية في شرح الهداية، كتاب الطلاق، ج٥، ص٢٨٣، دار الكتب العلمية]
وفي المصباح البدعة اسم من الابتداع كالرفعة من الارتفاع غلب استعمالها على ما هو نقص في الدين أو زيادة لكن قد يكون بعضها غير مكروه فيسمى بدعة مباحة
[البحر الرائق، كتاب الطلاق، ج٣، ص٢٥٨، دار الكتب الاسلامي]
أَهْلُ الْبِدْعَةِ: كُلُّ مَنْ قَالَ قَوْلًا خَالَفَ فِيهِ اعْتِقَادَ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ
[رد المحتار، باب التعزير، ج٤، ٧٠، سعيد]