The Criterion for Imitating the Disbelievers
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The questioner:
This questioner asks: What is the criterion for imitating the disbelievers? Is it limited to what they are specifically known for, or does it apply to everything that comes from them?
The Shaykh:
Imitating them in their acts of worship is not permissible. Imitating them in their acts of worship, and imitating them in their specific customs, such as their clothing, their gait, and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. It has ended.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
This questioner asks: What is the criterion for imitating the disbelievers? Is it limited to what they are specifically known for, or does it apply to everything that comes from them?
The Shaykh:
Imitating them in their acts of worship is not permissible. Imitating them in their acts of worship, and imitating them in their specific customs, such as their clothing, their gait, and so on. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. It has ended.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، الشيخ صالح الفوزان - شرح السنة للبربهاري ١٧-٢٠ — youtube.com (52:08)
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