The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Imitates a People Is One of Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Does the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) indicate that if one imitates the disbelievers, he becomes a disbeliever?
Answer:
Yes, he imitates them in their disbelief, so he becomes a disbeliever in disbelief. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Does the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهمAnswer:
Yes, he imitates them in their disbelief, so he becomes a disbeliever in disbelief. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:00:19)
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