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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is every intersecting object a cross that must be erased?

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the criterion in the issue of crosses? Is every intersecting object a cross that must be erased?

Answer:
The cross is one of the symbols of the Christians. They claim it is an image of Jesus, crucified on the wood, as they say. This is an error and a lie, for Jesus (peace be upon him) was not killed and not crucified, as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify himوَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ
[An-Nisa 4:157]
Jesus (peace be upon him) was raised by Allah to the sky, and he is alive and remains alive. He will descend in the last of times, and his descent is one of the signs of the Hour.
He will descend in the last of times and kill the Dajjal (the false messiah)? He will rule by the Shari'ah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), by the Shari'ah of Muhammad. He will rule with Islam. This is Jesus (peace be upon him); he was not killed and not crucified. Rather, the one who was killed and crucified was another man who was made to resemble Jesus, and it was not Jesus. And among the ignorance of the Christians is that they worship.
This cross which they claim is an image of Jesus, crucified? This is part of their ignorance. It was obligatory for them to break this cross, for it is a disgrace upon them, and the Jews rejoice that they killed their prophet and crucified him. So it is obligatory for them to break this cross and erase it from existence. But among their ignorance is that they have started hanging it on their chests, erecting it in their churches, and worshipping it besides Allah. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion. It is not permissible to benefit from anything containing a cross until it is wiped, until the cross is wiped and removed. The cross is known; the people of knowledge know it. They distinguish the cross from other things. Not every drawing is a cross; rather, the cross is a specific design. One refers to the people of knowledge regarding whether it is a cross or not.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كل متقاطع من الأشياء صليب يجب طمسه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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