The ruling on wearing items bearing the names of disbelievers, and whether it is a form of loyalty to them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Many young Muslims who are fond of sports have been afflicted with wearing clothes that bear the names of Christian players. Is this a type of loyalty to those disbelievers?
Answer:
Yes. If they admire them, then they have loved them, for they do not admire anything unless they love it. It is not permissible to display the names of Christians or the symbols of Christians, such as the cross, or the symbols of disbelief. It is not permissible for a Muslim to put them on his clothes, or to honor the enemies of Allah and put their images on his clothes. As for images, it is not permissible for him to wear them, and he has images of righteous people that are not permissible for him to wear, so how about the images of the enemies of Allah? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Many young Muslims who are fond of sports have been afflicted with wearing clothes that bear the names of Christian players. Is this a type of loyalty to those disbelievers?
Answer:
Yes. If they admire them, then they have loved them, for they do not admire anything unless they love it. It is not permissible to display the names of Christians or the symbols of Christians, such as the cross, or the symbols of disbelief. It is not permissible for a Muslim to put them on his clothes, or to honor the enemies of Allah and put their images on his clothes. As for images, it is not permissible for him to wear them, and he has images of righteous people that are not permissible for him to wear, so how about the images of the enemies of Allah? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [936- 4717] حكم لبس ما فيه أسماء الكفار،وهل هو من الموالاة لهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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