al-Taliqat al-Mukhtasarah ala Matn al-Aqidah al-TahawiyyahSalih Al-Fawzan

of this as an act of gratitude to Allah, and so that the community might thank their Lord for the favor of having their Messenger set above all other messengers.

The word Sayyid (“foremost, leader”) means the one who stands in front and guides; he ﷺ is therefore the best of the messengers, their imam and the one who precedes them.

As for the phrase “Beloved of the Lord of the Worlds,” it is open to criticism, for the description “beloved” on its own is not enough. Rather, he is the khalil (intimate friend) of the Lord of the Worlds, and khullah (that exclusive, intimate friendship) is higher than ordinary love. Love has levels, and the highest of them is khullah, a pure and undivided love. This station was granted to only two of creation: Abraham—“Allah took Abraham as a khalil” (al-Nisaʾ 4:125)—and our Prophet ﷺ, who said, “Indeed Allah has taken me as a khalil just as He took Abraham as a khalil.” (1)

Hence one should not say, “Beloved of Allah,” for that description may apply to every believer and therefore confers no special distinction on the Prophet ﷺ. As for khullah, no one can reach him in that rank.

(1) Reported by Muslim, no. 532. Abd Allah ibn Masud narrated that the Prophet said: “If I were to choose an intimate friend (khalil) from the people of the earth, I would choose the son of Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my khalil. But your companion is the Khalil of Allah”—meaning the Prophet himself. Reported by Muslim, no. 2383; al-Bukhari records it with the wording: “Rather, it is the brotherhood and mutual love of Islam.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ــ بذلك من باب الشكر لله ﷿، ولتشكر الأمة ربها ﷿ على هذه النعمة: أن جعل رسولها سيد الرسل. و"سيد" معناه: المقدم والإمام، فهو أفضل الرسل ﵊، وإمامهم ومقدمهم. و"حبيب رب العالمين" هذه العبارة فيها مؤاخذة؛ لأنه لا يكفي قوله: حبيب، بل هو خليل رب العالمين؛ والخلة أفضل من مطلق المحبة؛ فالمحبة درجات، أعلاها الخلة، وهي خالص المحبة، ولم تحصل هذه المرتبة إلا لاثنين من الخلق إبراهيم ﵊ (واتخذ الله إبراهيم خليلاً) [النسا: ١٢٥] ، ونبينا ﵊، فقد أخبر بذلك فقال: "إن الله اتخذني خليلاً كما اتخذ إبراهيم خليلاً" (١) . فلا يقال: حبيب الله؛ لأن هذا يصلح لكل مؤمن، فلا يكون للنبي ﷺ في هذا ميزة، أما الخلة فلا أحد يلحقه فيها.
(١) أخرجه مسلم رقم (٥٣٢) . ...وعن عبد الله بن مسعود ﵁ عن النبي ﷺ قال: "لو كنت متخذاً من أهل الأرض خليلاً لاتخذت ابن أبي قحافة خليلاً، ولكن صاحبكم خليل الله" يعني نفسه ﷺ أخرجه مسلم رقم (٢٣٨٣) وعند البخاري بلفظ: "ولكن أخوة الإسلام ومودته"

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