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Thu 29 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 11-1-2024AD at 9:13 am #90849
It has been asserted that Allah prays according to some Arab Christians, they draw their conclusion from these verses:
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Q2.157
They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance.Ola-ika AAalayhim salawatun min rabbihim warahmatun waola-ika humu almuhtadoona
Q33:43
He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers.Huwa allathee yusallee AAalaykum wamala-ikatuhu liyukhrijakum mina alththulumati ila alnnoori wakana bialmu/mineena raheeman
Q33:56
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.Inna Allaha wamala-ikatahu yusalloona AAala alnnabiyyi ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo salloo AAalayhi wasallimoo tasleeman
They like to claim that the translations falsely translate the verses putting the word blessing rather than putting the word praying/ prayer, since in Arabic the text says salawatun/yusallee/yusalloona which mean praying in Arabic not blessing, while blessing in Arabic is called baraka.
So from all of this they conclude that Allah prays, and the translations are wrong, and they ask the Muslim’s who does Allah pray to?
In this article we shall refute their claim that Allah prays, and expose these Arab Christians for not doing homework, since had they consulted the tafsir their cheap and weak argument would have gone down the drain, but since Arab Christians tend to be very arrogant and witty because they think know Arabic they feel they know everything. (although it must be said that most Arab Christians do not know Arabic very well, and cannot even pronounce words properly, and often do not understand the language)
So to refute this claim, let us first consult Ibn Kathir’s tafsir regarding Surah 33:56 which will refute the entire argument:
The Meaning of Salah
Allah’s Salah means that He praises His servant before the angels, as Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Al-
Aliyah. This was recorded by Abu Ja
far Ar-Razi from Ar-Rabi` bin Anas from Anas. Others said: “Allah’s Salah means mercy.” It may be said that there is no contradiction between these two views. And Allah knows best.(that He may bring you out from darkness into light. ) means, by means of His mercy towards you, His praise of you and the supplication of His angels for you, He brings you forth from the darkness of ignorance and misguidance into the light of guidance and certain faith.
🛐Salah from the angels means their supplication and seeking forgiveness for people, as Allah says:
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Those who bear the Throne and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, and believe in Him, and ask forgiveness for those who believe (saying): “Our Lord! You comprehend all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire! Our Lord! And make them enter the `Adn Garden which you have promised them — and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. And save them from the sins.”)
(40:7-9)So as you can see, Allah’s Salah does not mean prayer, rather it is him praising his servants before the angels, and also sending down his mercy upon them.
So the translations are not wrong in putting the word blessing, because if Allah praises you among his angels and sends his mercy down to you than that is indeed a blessing. Now some might say but doesn’t Salah mean praying? Yes, it does, however so, when the term is applied to God the term does not mean prayer rather it means sending mercy and praising, when the term is applied on a normal human, it refers to prayer, but not when referred to Allah.✍🏽This is well known among the scholars, but the correct view is something different, because blessing (salaah) is more specific than mercy. Hence the Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers’ name, and sons and daughters of GOD titles will be “no more”; ; Jesus called every believer a Muslim in Luke 6:40) Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to pray for mercy for every believer, but they differed as to whether we may pray for blessings (using this specific word of salaah or salli ‘ala…) for anyone other than the Prophets. If the word salaah here is taken to mean mercy, then there is no difference between them, and just as we pray for mercy for a person we may send blessings upon them.
Moreover, Allaah says:
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“They are those on whom are the Salawaat (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones”
[al-Baqarah 2:157].✍🏽The word rahmah (mercy) is mentioned in conjunction with the word salawaat (blessings), which indicates that they are two different things, so the meaning of the verse is clear.
The scholars (may Allaah have mercy on them) used the word salaah (blessings) in some places and the word rahmah (mercy) in others, so salaah is the not the same as mercy.The best that cane be said concerning this is what Abu’l-‘Aaliyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The salaah (blessing) of Allaah upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is His praising him among the “higher group” (the angels).
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