Is imitating the disbelievers considered a form of their loyalty?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Is imitating the disbelievers in their clothing, such as fashion and suits, and the like, considered a form of loyalty to the disbelievers?
Answer:
It is a type of imitation that indicates [loyalty]. Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) said that imitating them in appearance indicates loving them in the heart. If he did not love them, he would not imitate them. Imitation is not permissible; it is forbidden. Yes, in what is specific to them. As for what is shared between us and them, this is not imitation. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Is imitating the disbelievers in their clothing, such as fashion and suits, and the like, considered a form of loyalty to the disbelievers?
Answer:
It is a type of imitation that indicates [loyalty]. Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) said that imitating them in appearance indicates loving them in the heart. If he did not love them, he would not imitate them. Imitation is not permissible; it is forbidden. Yes, in what is specific to them. As for what is shared between us and them, this is not imitation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل التشبه بالكفار يُعَد من موالاتهم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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