Is exaggerating the praise of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in the Qasidat al-Burda and Nahj al-Burda poems considered an innovation (bid'ah) or forbidden (haram)? And can it be linguistically interpreted as a simile, as in the phrase "O revealer of the Tablet, nay, O toucher of the Pen"?

The poem "Al-Burda" in praise of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is considered blameworthy exaggeration (ghuluw) and flattery (itra') that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade. Examples of exaggeration in the poem include: "O most noble of creation, to whom can I turn save you, when the overwhelming calamity befalls?" and "If you do not take my hand on my appointed day out of grace, then say, 'O slip of the foot!'" and "Indeed, from your generosity are this world and the next, and from your knowledge is the knowledge of the Preserved Tablet and the Pen." These statements contradict Tawhid (monotheism) and reliance on Allah, and they exceed the Prophet's status, peace and blessings be upon him, as a servant and messenger of Allah. Seeking intercession from him in this world without Allah's permission is forbidden, as is attributing knowledge of the unseen or ownership of this world and the hereafter to him. The monotheistic believer asks no one but Allah, supplicates no one else, and asks his Lord to make him worthy of intercession.