Not everything in the shape of a cross is a cross
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Your Eminence! I passed by one of the buildings in one of our cities, and the windows in this building were in the shape of crosses—all the windows—and it consists of ten floors, and they are exactly similar to what the Westerners design in their houses?
By Allah, my brother! This requires seeing the architecture, and not everything that comes in the shape of a cross is a cross,Otherwise we would say: the plus sign is forbidden,And We said: the West that people used to draw their ploughs with is forbidden; because it is known as two crossed pieces of wood, the cross has a specific shape and there are indicators that point to it being a cross, so it requires seeing the construction, and if you want to walk with your brothers on a picnic until we reach this architecture, we will see it.
The questioner: It is close, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Good.
Your Eminence! I passed by one of the buildings in one of our cities, and the windows in this building were in the shape of crosses—all the windows—and it consists of ten floors, and they are exactly similar to what the Westerners design in their houses?
By Allah, my brother! This requires seeing the architecture, and not everything that comes in the shape of a cross is a cross,Otherwise we would say: the plus sign is forbidden,And We said: the West that people used to draw their ploughs with is forbidden; because it is known as two crossed pieces of wood, the cross has a specific shape and there are indicators that point to it being a cross, so it requires seeing the construction, and if you want to walk with your brothers on a picnic until we reach this architecture, we will see it.
The questioner: It is close, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Good.