Salamunalaykum,
I'm back brothers, i thank you for your patience.
I just want to address this post before i move on to performing research and preparing my reply. If a user has said x, and i say a user has said x, without giving the name, it is not an indirect attack. Trying to cause enmity between me, and someone who has replied directly to my post, and what i feel is a decent [but ultimately inadequate attempt] at convincing me of his position isn't right.
I have made it clear, the idea of anyone using 'rh' in front of Zahran Alloush is something i am against.
To state this plainly is not an indirect attack, it is a direct disagreement, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The fact i did not use the name means more for what i care about not wanting to make it seem like i have anything personal with brother zamestaneh, but moreso the idea of someone who uses 'rh'.
Secondly, Yazid, a man who has been absolutely ripped to shreds by many respectable ahlus-sunnah scholars themselves, a tyrant, a wicked man the grandson of Abu Sufiyan, the hand-picked son of Muawiyah, is a man no sunni i have met here would ever add the words 'rh' infront of, yet no sunni i see are going to perform takfir either.
Ibn Fulaan is one example. He would never add 'rh' infront of Yazid. I have seen sunni imams and sheikhs rip Zakir Naik to shreds over this[ he used r.a i believe, or 'may Allah be pleased with him']
Adding 'rh' infront of a name, is honorary. It shows respect, that you respect that individual and so, after saying his name, add in the 'rh'. Ofcourse, you can pray for mercy for anyone, but it is widely and of common practise to use 'rh' for the ulema, the scholars, men of dignity and respect.
Are you willing to say, 'Osama bin Laden (rh)' ?
Rh means you ask Allah to bestow his mercy on him.
As Zahran Alloush did in his video, after stating he met Bin Laden.
Suffice to say, for any truthseeking individual, which i assume we all are, it is contrary to the principles of honesty to suggest 'rh' is widely used for anyone, from the dictator to the pure scholar, and not most commonly used for symbols of high respect, or ones you revere, or respect to a fair level.
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Rahimahullah (English:
Allah have mercy upon him,
Arabic:
رحمه الله) is a phrase often used after mentioning the
righteous Islamic personalities who came after the
companions of Muhammad. The mention of a late
teacher,
scholar,
leader, or even a dear
relative who was known for his goodness can be followed by the
praying of
mercy upon him."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahimahullah