{"_id":"681d14fd120063d28b6ff31f","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is \\\"Sayyidi Labaik” a problematic statement? Does it constitute shirk?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"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”?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"\\\"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. \\n\\nIf 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.\\n\\nFinally, 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.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0580b76658b4c2334b2","tag":"Knowledge: Aqeedah","count":38}],"createdOn":"2025-05-08T20:33:01.600Z"}