Is the earth spherical or not?
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The questioner:
And he says: Honorable Shaykh, does the claim that the earth is spherical—do you affirm this matter that they call for?
The Shaykh:
Regarding the sphericity of the earth, the Shaykh al-Islam said that by the consensus of the scholars, the sphericity of the earth is observed in the movement of the sun and the moon; they rise from the east and set in the west, and they rise for other people on the other side of the earth. This is an observed fact, there is no doubt in it. And Shaykh Taqi al-Din said that this unites the people of knowledge, as mentioned by Ibn al-Munadi and others. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a woman cutting off the prayer mean that the prayer...
The Shaykh:
When it is daytime and you call people in America, or you find them at night while you are in the daytime, this is proof that the earth is spherical, and that the sun sets for some people and appears for others, and that it moves constantly until it stops at the end of time when the Hour stands. Yes.
And he says: Honorable Shaykh, does the claim that the earth is spherical—do you affirm this matter that they call for?
The Shaykh:
Regarding the sphericity of the earth, the Shaykh al-Islam said that by the consensus of the scholars, the sphericity of the earth is observed in the movement of the sun and the moon; they rise from the east and set in the west, and they rise for other people on the other side of the earth. This is an observed fact, there is no doubt in it. And Shaykh Taqi al-Din said that this unites the people of knowledge, as mentioned by Ibn al-Munadi and others. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a woman cutting off the prayer mean that the prayer...
The Shaykh:
When it is daytime and you call people in America, or you find them at night while you are in the daytime, this is proof that the earth is spherical, and that the sun sets for some people and appears for others, and that it moves constantly until it stops at the end of time when the Hour stands. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3123- 4717] هل الأرض كروية أم لا ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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