Descending into cold water after breaking the ice for worship or health
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country. He says: In our country, the Christians have a form of worship on certain days in winter, where they break the ice on the river, and then.
The Shaykh:
And they.
The questioner:
break the ice.
The Shaykh:
Ha, what?
The questioner:
They break the ice on the river, they break it, he says.
The Shaykh:
They soften it.
The questioner:
With a noon, they break it.
The Shaykh:
They melt it. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
They break the ice on the river and then enter the cold water, and this is their worship. Now, some Muslims in our country do this, and their intention is for the health of their bodies. Is that permissible for them?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. They are imitating the disbelievers. It is not permissible for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country. He says: In our country, the Christians have a form of worship on certain days in winter, where they break the ice on the river, and then.
The Shaykh:
And they.
The questioner:
break the ice.
The Shaykh:
Ha, what?
The questioner:
They break the ice on the river, they break it, he says.
The Shaykh:
They soften it.
The questioner:
With a noon, they break it.
The Shaykh:
They melt it. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
They break the ice on the river and then enter the cold water, and this is their worship. Now, some Muslims in our country do this, and their intention is for the health of their bodies. Is that permissible for them?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. They are imitating the disbelievers. It is not permissible for them. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-12-02-1440هـ — alfawzan.live (46:32)
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