The ruling on placing phrases such as "Masha'Allah" and "Remember Allah" on car windows
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says that some teenagers and young people place certain phrases on the background of cars, some of which are good, such as "Masha'Allah" or "Remember Allah," and others are different phrases. What is the ruling on placing these phrases on the rear windows of cars?
Answer:
All of this is nonsense and a disrespect to the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is not permissible to write the remembrance of Allah or anything from the Qur'an on signs or on cars that are placed in the streets, because this exposes the Qur'an and the remembrance to insult. The place for the remembrance is the tongue and the heart, not writings written on walls and buildings. Especially since this matter has become excessive, and now they occupy the worshippers in the mosques, as if the worshippers do not know anything. They hang the adhkar (remembrances) that are recited after the prayer in front of them, and so on. This is an innovation. If you want to guide people and teach them, and you have the ability, then you teach them through instruction, explanation, and clarification. This is what benefits people: good admonition. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says that some teenagers and young people place certain phrases on the background of cars, some of which are good, such as "Masha'Allah" or "Remember Allah," and others are different phrases. What is the ruling on placing these phrases on the rear windows of cars?
Answer:
All of this is nonsense and a disrespect to the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is not permissible to write the remembrance of Allah or anything from the Qur'an on signs or on cars that are placed in the streets, because this exposes the Qur'an and the remembrance to insult. The place for the remembrance is the tongue and the heart, not writings written on walls and buildings. Especially since this matter has become excessive, and now they occupy the worshippers in the mosques, as if the worshippers do not know anything. They hang the adhkar (remembrances) that are recited after the prayer in front of them, and so on. This is an innovation. If you want to guide people and teach them, and you have the ability, then you teach them through instruction, explanation, and clarification. This is what benefits people: good admonition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7767- حكم وضع عبارات: ما شاء الله، اذكر الله على زجاج السيارات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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