The ruling on placing the crescent moon on the minaret of the mosque and exaggerating in its decoration
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Question:
Abu 'Abdullah says: Shaykh, I want to build a mosque, if Allah wills. Is it necessary to place the crescent moon symbol on the minarets of the mosque, or on the minaret of the mosque? And was this known in the time of the Companions?
Answer:
This is not obligatory, and if you place it, there is no harm in that, because people have become accustomed to this and there is no religious objection to it. It is perhaps taken from the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:189]
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Abu 'Abdullah says: Shaykh, I want to build a mosque, if Allah wills. Is it necessary to place the crescent moon symbol on the minarets of the mosque, or on the minaret of the mosque? And was this known in the time of the Companions?
Answer:
This is not obligatory, and if you place it, there is no harm in that, because people have become accustomed to this and there is no religious objection to it. It is perhaps taken from the saying of Allah the Exalted:
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj."
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/188 — archive.org (5:31)
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