What is the difference between a wasith and a sanam?
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Question:
He asks: What is the difference between a wasith and a sanam?
Answer:
A sanam is what is in the form of a living creature, the form of a human or an animal or a horse or the form of a being with a soul; this is the sanam. As for the wasith, it is everything worshipped other than Allah, even if it is not in a form, such as a grave, a tree, or a stone. Everything worshipped other than Allah is a wasith, whether it is in the form of a being with a soul or not.
He asks: What is the difference between a wasith and a sanam?
Answer:
A sanam is what is in the form of a living creature, the form of a human or an animal or a horse or the form of a being with a soul; this is the sanam. As for the wasith, it is everything worshipped other than Allah, even if it is not in a form, such as a grave, a tree, or a stone. Everything worshipped other than Allah is a wasith, whether it is in the form of a being with a soul or not.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين الوثن والصنم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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