Supplication When Riding an Elevator
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the reported supplication when mounting a riding animal: is it said when riding an elevator?
The Shaykh:
No, an elevator is not a riding animal. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He says: Bismillah. When he enters it, he says Bismillah, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the reported supplication when mounting a riding animal: is it said when riding an elevator?
The Shaykh:
No, an elevator is not a riding animal. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He says: Bismillah. When he enters it, he says Bismillah, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (1:12:28)
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