Speaking in English without need
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person says: I heard that speaking in English without need is forbidden. I heard that the first one to say that was Shaykh al-Islam. Is that correct?
Answer:
Yes. Imitating them in this is part of imitating them in their language and abandoning the Arabic language. So, without need, it is not far-fetched that it is forbidden. It is only permissible for need, and only to the extent of the need. It is permissible for need and to the extent of the need, and one should not go beyond that. Yes, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani), and imitating them by speaking their language without need is part of imitating them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This person says: I heard that speaking in English without need is forbidden. I heard that the first one to say that was Shaykh al-Islam. Is that correct?
Answer:
Yes. Imitating them in this is part of imitating them in their language and abandoning the Arabic language. So, without need, it is not far-fetched that it is forbidden. It is only permissible for need, and only to the extent of the need. It is permissible for need and to the extent of the need, and one should not go beyond that. Yes, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:25:28)
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