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Is every shape that resembles the cross considered a cross, or does the cross have only one shape?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The affliction has become widespread today in placing the cross on clothing, furnishings, and other things, but in different shapes, reaching up to a hundred shapes. The question is: Is every shape that resembles the cross considered a cross, or does the cross have only one shape?

Answer:
The known cross is the intersection. An intersection in the shape of a crucified person with outstretched hands, a vertical line and a horizontal line resembling the hands of the crucified one. This is the cross they call the ribs (‘irqat). The shape of the ribs, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [85 -954] هل كل شكلٍ يُشبه الصَّليب يُعدُّ صليبًا أم للصليب شكلٌ واحد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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