The ruling on whistling to call out
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on whistling when there is a need to call out? Yes, what is the ruling on whistling when there is a need to call out if the person is far away?
The Shaykh:
Clapping.
The questioner:
Whistling with the letter ra.
The Shaykh:
Clapping is for women, and as for men, they do not clap.
The questioner:
Whistling, O Shaykh. Huh? Whistling.
The Shaykh:
Whistling, like the sound of a donkey. This is not permissible; it is from the actions of the polytheists. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Clapping, not whistling,[Al-Anfal 8:35]. So the humming and the clapping are the lesser [form], and the clapping [is the greater]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on whistling when there is a need to call out? Yes, what is the ruling on whistling when there is a need to call out if the person is far away?
The Shaykh:
Clapping.
The questioner:
Whistling with the letter ra.
The Shaykh:
Clapping is for women, and as for men, they do not clap.
The questioner:
Whistling, O Shaykh. Huh? Whistling.
The Shaykh:
Whistling, like the sound of a donkey. This is not permissible; it is from the actions of the polytheists. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Clapping, not whistling,
And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping
وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وفي محاسبة النفس عدة مصالح — islamhouse.com (1:08:01)
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