The Meaning of the Bedouin in the Testimony of the Nomad
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the term "Bedouin" refer to the one who currently lives in the desert, or does it include the one who lives in the cities but retains the characteristics of the Bedouins and has not abandoned them?
Answer:
If the Bedouin becomes a villager, his Bedouin nature is removed from him and he becomes one of the town dwellers. However, if he is in the wilderness and has not changed from it, that is the Bedouin. But if he changes, he becomes a town dweller. And the reverse is the same: if a town dweller moves to the wilderness, that is blameworthy. That is blameworthy. To become a Bedouin after the Hijrah is blameworthy. But if someone does so, he becomes a Bedouin. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the term "Bedouin" refer to the one who currently lives in the desert, or does it include the one who lives in the cities but retains the characteristics of the Bedouins and has not abandoned them?
Answer:
If the Bedouin becomes a villager, his Bedouin nature is removed from him and he becomes one of the town dwellers. However, if he is in the wilderness and has not changed from it, that is the Bedouin. But if he changes, he becomes a town dweller. And the reverse is the same: if a town dweller moves to the wilderness, that is blameworthy. That is blameworthy. To become a Bedouin after the Hijrah is blameworthy. But if someone does so, he becomes a Bedouin. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (45:07)
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