Is it permissible to respond to someone who calls me "Labbayk," or is this word exclusively reserved for the Lord of the Worlds?
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There is no harm in answering someone who calls with "Labbayk," and the scholars have not mentioned that answering with it is exclusive to Allah Almighty. A number of Companions, such as Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Abu Dharr, and Bilal, answered the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, with it. Al-Bukhari and Abu Dawud titled chapters on its permissibility. Umar ibn al-Khattab and Amr ibn al-'As also answered with it, and Abu Bakr answered Bilal with it.
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