The reason the Companions did not demolish the statues in Egypt
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), why, Honorable Shaykh, did the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) not demolish the statues and idols in lands such as Abu Dawud and others? There are idols from the Egyptian schools of thought, and they say that since the Companions and the righteous Salaf did not demolish them, we do not demolish them.
Answer:
They were not being worshipped. The Sphinx was not being worshipped in the time of the Companions. These are the tombs of the Pharaohs, and they were not being worshipped. There were no temples in them; they were merely abandoned, desolate tombs. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), why, Honorable Shaykh, did the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) not demolish the statues and idols in lands such as Abu Dawud and others? There are idols from the Egyptian schools of thought, and they say that since the Companions and the righteous Salaf did not demolish them, we do not demolish them.
Answer:
They were not being worshipped. The Sphinx was not being worshipped in the time of the Companions. These are the tombs of the Pharaohs, and they were not being worshipped. There were no temples in them; they were merely abandoned, desolate tombs. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 09 من 16 / شرح مسائل الجاهلية / المسألة الثالثة والأربعون/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (46:52)
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