The Ruling on Using the Sun and Moon for Direction
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Question:
Using the sun and moon for direction, and the ruling on learning the lunar mansions, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is no harm in using them to determine the direction of the qiblah, the direction of travel, and the like.[Al-An'am 6:97] and by the stars they are guided. Allah created the stars for three purposes: as adornment for the sky, as missiles for the devils, and as signs by which they are guided on land and sea. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Using the sun and moon for direction, and the ruling on learning the lunar mansions, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is no harm in using them to determine the direction of the qiblah, the direction of travel, and the like.
And it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea
وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/082 — archive.org (9:43)
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