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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on cutting trees in the Haram for the purpose of building tent stakes

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The questioner : Yes. The love and the trees. Some people, I mean, go to extremes, either exaggerating or falling short. Especially regarding setting up the tents. Sometimes, Shaykh, one needs, for example, if the rope is extended, it goes beyond the trees and one does not need, for example, to uproot them or cut them down. Yes. So he takes the dispensation and… What is your opinion, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : No, no, it is not permissible. It is said that it is not permissible for a person to uproot a tree in order to drive in the stakes for a tent; he should go around to the right or the left. Yes, that is correct.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3196] حكم قطع شجر الحرم لأجل بناء أوتاد الخيمة - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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