The Ruling on Whistling in Matches
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Question:
O my brothers, I seek forgiveness from Allah. Some arrogant parties in some match disputes use whistling, and they do not spread the fear of the automatic [penalty], so what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This whistling, you have heard, is from the practice of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), so whistling is not to be used. Instead, one calls out, calling, "O so-and-so, come," calling him. And now, telephones, calls, and loudspeakers have been found, so the distant one can hear; there is no need for whistling.
O my brothers, I seek forgiveness from Allah. Some arrogant parties in some match disputes use whistling, and they do not spread the fear of the automatic [penalty], so what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This whistling, you have heard, is from the practice of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), so whistling is not to be used. Instead, one calls out, calling, "O so-and-so, come," calling him. And now, telephones, calls, and loudspeakers have been found, so the distant one can hear; there is no need for whistling.
Source
شرح مسائل الجاهلية [6] — alfawzan.live (4:42)
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