Is calling out to a person who is capable of hearing but is not present in the gathering considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), or is it merely a forbidden matter?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is calling out to a person who is capable of hearing but is not present in the gathering considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), or is it merely a forbidden matter?
Answer:
If he can hear you, it is permissible. But if he cannot hear you, it is a matter of futility. How do you call out to someone who cannot hear you? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is calling out to a person who is capable of hearing but is not present in the gathering considered shirk (associating partners with Allah), or is it merely a forbidden matter?
Answer:
If he can hear you, it is permissible. But if he cannot hear you, it is a matter of futility. How do you call out to someone who cannot hear you? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [181 /1350] هل مناداة القادر وهو غير حاضر في المجلس يعتبر من الشرك أم هو أمر محرم فقط؟ — youtube.com
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