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An important warning against the extreme estimation of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Al­Haramayn Al­ Sharifayn (the Two Sacred Mosques: the Sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah)
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Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. I read a poem written by Muhammad Hasan Fiqy entitled "The Two Mosques" which was published in Al­Riyadh newspaper, (issue no. 6003, on Thursday, the 7th of Rabi` Al­Awwal 1407 A.H.) In this poem, the poet praised the virtue of the Chosen (a title of the Prophet [peace be upon him]) and the good consequences that followed his mission and migration like the high status and empowerment of Muslims.
Do not exceed the limits in your religion
Do not exceed the limits in your religion, for those who preceded you have been destroyed due to their excessiveness in religion.
Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Messenger.
O Garden, I am coming. So, O Prophet of Guidance, remove with your pure hands all plights for I am still aspire, despite my sin, to prove successful!
These lines contain forms of shirk that the poet (may Allah guide him) did not realize. For instance, in the first line the poet asks the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he calls "Al­Rawd i.e. Garden, to relieve him of his distress with his blessed hands. However, the only One who is able to remove adversity and relieve hardships is Allah (Exalted be He), not Al­Rawd or the Chosen (peace be upon him) if the poet means the Prophet (peace be upon him) by this name.
Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls on Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Little is that you remember!
And the mosques are for Allâh (Alone): so invoke not anyone along with Allâh.
If you invoke (or call upon) them, they hear not your call; and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad ﺻـﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴـﻪ ﻭﺳـﻠﻢ) like Him Who is the All­Knower (of everything).
"If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend the religion."
(This is) a Book (the Qur'ân) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember.
This is Taybah i.e. Medina, whoever visits while in hardship will inevitably come back with ease
This may be true or false; if its visitor comes to the Prophet's Masjid to offer Salah and repent to Allah (Exalted be He) from his sins, this is permissible, yet, this is not confined only to Taybah or the Prophet's Masjid (peace be upon him). Rather, whoever repents sincerely to Allah at any time or any place before the sun rises from the west, Allah (Exalted be He) will accept his Tawbah (repentance to Allah)
He should resort to Allah (may He be Praised) in all his affairs and ask the esteemed scholars about the doubtful matters of religion so that he may avoid all that brings forth harm to himself or others. May Allah guide us and all Muslims to what pleases Him and save us from His Wrath.