{"_id":"681d14fd120063d28b6ff31f","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is \\\"Sayyidi Labaik” a problematic statement? Does it constitute shirk?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is saying “sayyidi (for sayyidna Muhammad SAW) labaik” problematic or borderline shirk? Aren’t you only supposed to say labaik when doing hajj “labaik Allahuma labaik”?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"\\\"Labbaik\\\" is an Arabic expression that means \\\"Here I am at your service\\\" or \\\"I am responding wholeheartedly.\\\" It is a respectful way to address those to whom deference is due, such as parents. \"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If someone says \\\"labbaik\\\" to the Prophet ﷺ as a sign of obedience, why would that be problematic? Didn’t Allah ﷻ describe the believers as those who say, 'We hear and we obey'? And did He ﷻ not command us to obey the Prophet ﷺ when he said, \\\"Obey Allah and obey the messenger\\\"? Using \\\"labbaik\\\" in this context is simply an expression of the willingness to obey and should not be seen as problematic.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Finally, one must be very careful when labeling something as shirk, and saying \\\"borderline shirk\\\" does not make it any better. The Prophet ﷺ warned that if a Muslim calls another Muslim a kafir, and he is not, then the accusation returns to the one who made it.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0580b76658b4c2334b2","tag":"Knowledge: Aqeedah","count":39}],"createdOn":"2025-05-08T20:33:01.600Z"}