What is the ruling on saying "May I be your ransom (fadaytuk)" and similar expressions that convey love and friendship? Does this fall under lying? And what is the ruling on saying "my intimate friend (khalee) or my beloved friend (khaleelee)," taking into account the Hadith: "If I were to take an intimate friend (khaleel) from the people of the earth other than my Lord, I would have taken Abu Bakr as an intimate friend (khaleel)"?

There is no harm in a Muslim saying to his brother, "May I be sacrificed for you" (fadaytuka), as Ibn Abbas did not object to Sa'id ibn Jubayr's statement, "May Allah make me your ransom" (ja'alani Allah fida'ak). A group of scholars consider this expression and similar ones permissible. Qadi Iyad weakened the narrations from thef that indicated disapproval of such phrases, stating that they are not lies but rather expressions of righteousness and declarations of love. There is also no harm in taking a close friend (khalil), based on the Prophet's saying, "A man is upon the religion of his close friend, so let each of you look at whom he befriends." As for his saying, "Had I taken a close friend from among the inhabitants of the earth other than my Lord, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend," this is specific to him, peace and blessings be upon him.