Is it true that Shaykh Ibn Baz held that the earth is oval and not spherical?
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Question:
He asks: Is it true that Your Eminence, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), held that the earth is oval and not spherical? He cited the verse: "And the earth, He spread it after that."
Answer:
Oval? I have not heard the Shaykh say this, nor have I read anything from him on this matter. It was merely a response to those who say that the earth moves and the sun is stationary. He refuted them. His refutations are available.
He asks: Is it true that Your Eminence, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), held that the earth is oval and not spherical? He cited the verse: "And the earth, He spread it after that."
Answer:
Oval? I have not heard the Shaykh say this, nor have I read anything from him on this matter. It was merely a response to those who say that the earth moves and the sun is stationary. He refuted them. His refutations are available.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3998- 4717] هل صحيح أن الشيخ ابن باز كان يرى أن الأرض بيضاوية وليست كروية ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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