Is informing a person that he is from a certain country considered taking pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance?
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The questioner : The Shaykh said: The Shaykh means that whoever takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expelled him, because the one who calls out creates division among the Muslims. This is all, but is it without cause? Is it said to him? Like what? For example, if a person says: You are Egyptian, you are Algerian, you are Yemeni, you are…
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If this is the speech.
The Shaykh : If his intention is to take pride, meaning to be arrogant over him, then it is forbidden. But if his intention is merely to inform that he is from the people of Yemen, or from the people of Egypt, or from the people of the Maghreb, or from the people of Algeria, this does no harm. The hadith says: "Whoever takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance," meaning mentioning it for the sake of taking pride, being arrogant, and looking down upon the other.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If this is the speech.
The Shaykh : If his intention is to take pride, meaning to be arrogant over him, then it is forbidden. But if his intention is merely to inform that he is from the people of Yemen, or from the people of Egypt, or from the people of the Maghreb, or from the people of Algeria, this does no harm. The hadith says: "Whoever takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance," meaning mentioning it for the sake of taking pride, being arrogant, and looking down upon the other.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 379- هل يُعدُّ إخبار الشخص بأنه من بلدٍ مَّا من التعزِّي بعزاء الجاهلية؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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