Is it permissible to cite the proverbs invented by Aristotle or Plato and other philosophers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to cite the proverbs and sayings invented by Aristotle, Plato, and other philosophers, who are disbelievers?
Answer:
I do not know about them; I cannot say anything about them unless I have heard or seen them. However, proverbs are spoken; even the Arabs and the disbelievers have well-known and recorded proverbs. Proverbs are said on occasions; if they do not contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) or kufr (disbelief), there is nothing wrong with them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to cite the proverbs and sayings invented by Aristotle, Plato, and other philosophers, who are disbelievers?
Answer:
I do not know about them; I cannot say anything about them unless I have heard or seen them. However, proverbs are spoken; even the Arabs and the disbelievers have well-known and recorded proverbs. Proverbs are said on occasions; if they do not contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) or kufr (disbelief), there is nothing wrong with them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [121 -858] هل يجوز الاستشهاد بالأمثال التي اخترعها أرسطو أو أفلاطون وغيرهم من الفلاسفة؟ — youtube.com
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