Is wearing the bisht on Friday reserved for scholars and the elderly?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is wearing the bisht on Friday for everyone, or is it reserved for scholars and the elderly?
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. Whoever Allah has made it easy for him to wear the bisht, whether he is a scholar or an elderly person, may wear it. This is a matter of adornment; one adorns oneself with clothing.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is better in the first row?
The Shaykh:
There is no specific garment for scholars that distinguishes them from the people. Scholars are like the rest of the people; they do not have anything exclusive to them. This is the practice of the Christians and the innovators who distinguish themselves with specific things and signs for the awliya (close friends of Allah), as they claim. This is not the case. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is wearing the bisht on Friday for everyone, or is it reserved for scholars and the elderly?
The Shaykh:
No, absolutely not. Whoever Allah has made it easy for him to wear the bisht, whether he is a scholar or an elderly person, may wear it. This is a matter of adornment; one adorns oneself with clothing.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is better in the first row?
The Shaykh:
There is no specific garment for scholars that distinguishes them from the people. Scholars are like the rest of the people; they do not have anything exclusive to them. This is the practice of the Christians and the innovators who distinguish themselves with specific things and signs for the awliya (close friends of Allah), as they claim. This is not the case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/364] هل لبس البشت في يوم الجمعة خاص بأهل العلم وكبار السن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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