Is it permissible to use what is called a bell to notify the household of a guest's presence?
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The questioner : Is the presence of electric alarms analogous to this?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Electric alarms?
The Shaykh : Likewise, and although some people dislike this bell because it is called a bell, it is better that this be something other than a bell, such as one that imitates the sound of a bird. What do you call it?
The questioner : A bell, too.
The Shaykh : This is not a bell; a bell is the one that makes a ringing sound.
The questioner : But I mean the one they call a bell here.
The Shaykh : Well, how do they distinguish between this and that?
The questioner : By hearing it.
The Shaykh : No, in the expression, in the expression?
The questioner : It appears they say "bell" for the sound of a bird or something like that.
The Shaykh : That is the usage now. Well, and the old one?
The questioner : An ordinary bell.
Another questioner: A ringing one, meaning it is better for one to choose, O Shaykh, a bell with the sound of a bird, of course?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is better that he choose a bell!
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, to avoid the disagreement, meaning.
The questioner : Likewise, the telephone, meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : And likewise the telephone?
The Shaykh : Is there something of this in the telephone?
The questioner : Yes, like this, O Shaykh...
Another questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : The ordinary telephone, of course.
The questioner : It has a bell, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But this is external.
The questioner : There are new tones.
The Shaykh : There are new tones; these tones, in our place in Jordan, resemble music, but he says it resembles the sound of a bird!
The questioner : No, not the sound of a bird; I mean other than the bell.
Another questioner: The rustling sound.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Electric alarms?
The Shaykh : Likewise, and although some people dislike this bell because it is called a bell, it is better that this be something other than a bell, such as one that imitates the sound of a bird. What do you call it?
The questioner : A bell, too.
The Shaykh : This is not a bell; a bell is the one that makes a ringing sound.
The questioner : But I mean the one they call a bell here.
The Shaykh : Well, how do they distinguish between this and that?
The questioner : By hearing it.
The Shaykh : No, in the expression, in the expression?
The questioner : It appears they say "bell" for the sound of a bird or something like that.
The Shaykh : That is the usage now. Well, and the old one?
The questioner : An ordinary bell.
Another questioner: A ringing one, meaning it is better for one to choose, O Shaykh, a bell with the sound of a bird, of course?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is better that he choose a bell!
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, to avoid the disagreement, meaning.
The questioner : Likewise, the telephone, meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : And likewise the telephone?
The Shaykh : Is there something of this in the telephone?
The questioner : Yes, like this, O Shaykh...
Another questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : The ordinary telephone, of course.
The questioner : It has a bell, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But this is external.
The questioner : There are new tones.
The Shaykh : There are new tones; these tones, in our place in Jordan, resemble music, but he says it resembles the sound of a bird!
The questioner : No, not the sound of a bird; I mean other than the bell.
Another questioner: The rustling sound.