Is it haram to say "God Bless You"?

[ardianto]

Assalamualaikum.

Today King Salman from Saudi Arabia is visiting Indonesia. He comes ride his own airplane. And there is something interesting on the airplane body, the text "God Bless You" that written in English.



"God Bless You" on King Salman's airplane is becoming hot topic among internet people in Indonesia. Some of them are questioning it. What make them wonder is they have ever found statement on internet that forbid Muslims to say "God Bless You" (in English), because this is considered as act of imitate the people from other religion. But, if saying "God Bless You" is haram, then why there is "God Bless You" on King Salman's airplane?.

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

The translation is incorrect. It says: الله يحفظك, which means "May Allaah protect you." If they wanted to say "May Allaah bless you", they should have written: بارك الله فيكم.

They need to spend money on better translators and not rely on the error-filled online translation software.

[M.I.A.]

dont know..

if it was asian people they would have wrote masha'allah on the side of it.

[ardianto]

The translation is incorrect. It says: الله يحفظك, which means "May Allaah protect you." If they wanted to say "May Allaah bless you", they should have written: بارك الله فيكم.

They need to spend money on better translators and not rely on the error-filled online translation software.

But maybe the word that written below is not intended as translation of the word that written above.

[Umm♥Layth]

But maybe the word that written below is not intended as translation of the word that written above.

This is what I was thinking.

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Possibly.

Allaahu A`lam.

[sister herb]

Some people should use less Internet.

[BarışEkinci]

There is blood in Ummah. And Don't you see the richness of the king? How will he account for it Allah? I think god bless you or blablabla is not important. The important thing is his silence to events in the Muslim world...

[ardianto]

They don't need to pay translator because is easy to find people who can speak English fluently among Saudi royal family.

About statement regarding saying "God Bless You" that found on internet. Probably the original fatwa is reminder for Muslims to say "Barakallahu Fiykum" instead of "God Bless You" when talking with other Muslims. But, yeah, there are many ignorant Muslims who act like ulama on internet. Those people often quote a fatwa without understand the meaning, then spread it with their own opinion.

[M.I.A.]

everybody aspires to achieve a level of comfort in the world..

the hungry want food.

the sick want treatment.

the homeless want homes.


...if that is all we are entitled to then you may as well take the rest of the day off.

how bout working for free?

how about a discounted rate of pay?

please.. if any of you can realise who takes a mile when given an inch..

recognise it within yourselves.

free yourselves of hypocrisy..

and realise, we would all aspire for better..

i have no idea what the hungry, the sick and the homeless would make of you.

would they look rich or would you look poor?

i dont know.. im sure the equilibrium would be established rather quickly.

just say masha'allah and be done with it.


if i had a lambourgini i would drive at at night... it at..

...i aint batman though.

im done with angry faces.

..there is no easy way out.

[sister herb]

They don't need to pay translator because is easy to find people who can speak English fluently among Saudi royal family.

About statement regarding saying "God Bless You" that found on internet. Probably the original fatwa is reminder for Muslims to say "Barakallahu Fiykum" instead of "God Bless You" when talking with other Muslims. But, yeah, there are many ignorant Muslims who act like ulama on internet. Those people often quote a fatwa without understand the meaning, then spread it with their own opinion.

There is already the whole new generation who has used internet all their life and can´t soon even know there are other ways to looking for information than only Google. Like books for example. (Hey, give me a break! Books! I should read the whole book to find this one thing... So ancient!) Many say that Internet makes you lazy and impatient when you feel you need only few clicks and reading only few sentences from the page you open. So easy, no need to study any more, no find any background informations. Few clicks and we all know as much as scholars.

Scary future?

[Scimitar]

The translation is incorrect. It says: الله يحفظك, which means "May Allaah protect you." If they wanted to say "May Allaah bless you", they should have written: بارك الله فيكم.

They need to spend money on better translators and not rely on the error-filled online translation software.

well, if Indo-Malay sign boards are anything to go by...




Scimi

[Scimitar]

Jokes aside, in all seriousness saying God bless you in English, is pretty much a severely limited way of expressing the Arabic Assalaam Alaikum warahmatullah - think about it!

Scimi

[Zeal]

I just don't like to say it after someone sneezes because isn't that what kuffar do? But then what should we say or do?

[Scimitar]

smile and ask, "Are you superstitious?"

Scimi

[Zeal]

Lol just imagine their faces if I had said that

[sister herb]

I just don't like to say it after someone sneezes because isn't that what kuffar do? But then what should we say or do?

Does it really matter if kuffars do something if it hasn´t anything to do with their religion or beliefs? Saying something after sneezing may be a habit of some kuffars and some others don´t say anything.

[azc]

I don't think it being haram but preferably we should write real name of our Lord ... 'Allah'

[Zeal]

Does it really matter if kuffars do something if it hasn´t anything to do with their religion or beliefs? Saying something after sneezing may be a habit of some kuffars and some others don´t say anything.

I'm not sure tbh

[Zeal]

@sister _herb I forgot to mention that I don't know if it's haram.