Excessive Height in Buildings in the Hadiths of Fitnah
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Question:
A questioner asks: Does the mention of building tall structures in the hadiths about trials indicate its condemnation and prohibition, or is it merely a report of what will occur in the end times?
Answer:
It is a report, but a report that serves as a prohibition: do not be preoccupied, do not be preoccupied with this world, with buildings, with trade, or with the things that distract you from the Hereafter. Yes. One of the manifestations of being preoccupied with this world is building tall structures; this is one of the manifestations of being preoccupied with this world. Yes.
A questioner asks: Does the mention of building tall structures in the hadiths about trials indicate its condemnation and prohibition, or is it merely a report of what will occur in the end times?
Answer:
It is a report, but a report that serves as a prohibition: do not be preoccupied, do not be preoccupied with this world, with buildings, with trade, or with the things that distract you from the Hereafter. Yes. One of the manifestations of being preoccupied with this world is building tall structures; this is one of the manifestations of being preoccupied with this world. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من أمارات الساعة — youtube.com (43:11)
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