Is it permissible for a man not to use the Hijri calendar if he fears being harmed?
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The questioner : As for countries under the rule of non-Muslims or non-Ahl al-Sunnah, for example, those who are accustomed to using the Gregorian months, if this man believes that the months with Allah are the sacred months, from Dhul-Hijjah, and if he writes a letter or writes anything, meaning he writes the sacred months, he may be harmed in these circumstances, meaning they accuse him.
The Shaykh : No, I do not think so.
The questioner : Bigotry.
The Shaykh : No, no, no.
The questioner : And people do not understand it; people transgress. No, no, look.
The Shaykh : You say, for example, if you are in a place where people do not understand, say, for example, on the twelfth day of Jumada al-Thani, the year corresponding to such and such, corresponding to such and such.
The Shaykh : No, I do not think so.
The questioner : Bigotry.
The Shaykh : No, no, no.
The questioner : And people do not understand it; people transgress. No, no, look.
The Shaykh : You say, for example, if you are in a place where people do not understand, say, for example, on the twelfth day of Jumada al-Thani, the year corresponding to such and such, corresponding to such and such.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2391 - 4600 هل للرجل أن لا يؤرخ بالتاريخ الهجري إذا خاف أن يؤذى؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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