Some scholars have stated that imitating others (tashabbuh) falls into three categories: imitating the disbelievers, imitating the people of innovation, and imitating the open sinners.
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Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some scholars, such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami and others, have stated that imitating others (tashabbuh) falls into three categories: imitating the disbelievers, imitating the people of innovation, and imitating the open sinners. They said that all of it is not permissible. Is this classification correct? And how does one imitate the people of innovation?
Answer:
Yes, imitating others (tashabbuh) is forbidden in its entirety, but some of it is more severe than other. This detailed classification, as far as I can see, has no basis.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some scholars, such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami and others, have stated that imitating others (tashabbuh) falls into three categories: imitating the disbelievers, imitating the people of innovation, and imitating the open sinners. They said that all of it is not permissible. Is this classification correct? And how does one imitate the people of innovation?
Answer:
Yes, imitating others (tashabbuh) is forbidden in its entirety, but some of it is more severe than other. This detailed classification, as far as I can see, has no basis.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [902 -939] ذكر بعض أهل العلم أن التشبه على ثلاثة أنواع: تشبه بالكفار وتشبه بأهل البدع وبأهل الفسق.. — youtube.com
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