Is it permissible to cover the wall with fabric, curtains, and paper?
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The questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: My brother, this is a man ignorant of Allah guiding you. Not everyone who writes and publishes becomes a scholar. Not everyone who writes on tafsir is a mufassir, not everyone who writes on hadith is a muhaddith, and not everyone who writes on fiqh is a faqih. Now is the time of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and the time of loving to appear as if so-and-so is a scholar, so-and-so is a writer, so-and-so is a muhaddith, so-and-so is a faqih, and so on. So let not the decorated book like this deceive you. Its inside is like its outside; its outside is decorated and beautiful, and its inside is decorated and beautiful; but when you know what is in it, you will know the ignorance.
The questioner: Shaykh, a question...
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Another questioner: Is it permissible to cover the wall...?
The Shaykh: Permissible, what?
Another questioner: Covering the wall.
The Shaykh: I didn't understand, my brother. What is the first word?
Another questioner: The wall, the wall.
The Shaykh: The wall?
Another questioner: ... its covering, yes.
Another questioner: You mean curtains.
The Shaykh: Be patient, everyone.
Another questioner: This brother is asking the question, I mean.
The questioner: Covering it with wallpaper, curtains, and things.
The Shaykh: Covering the wall?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: If it is for adornment, it is disliked.
The Shaykh: My brother, this is a man ignorant of Allah guiding you. Not everyone who writes and publishes becomes a scholar. Not everyone who writes on tafsir is a mufassir, not everyone who writes on hadith is a muhaddith, and not everyone who writes on fiqh is a faqih. Now is the time of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and the time of loving to appear as if so-and-so is a scholar, so-and-so is a writer, so-and-so is a muhaddith, so-and-so is a faqih, and so on. So let not the decorated book like this deceive you. Its inside is like its outside; its outside is decorated and beautiful, and its inside is decorated and beautiful; but when you know what is in it, you will know the ignorance.
The questioner: Shaykh, a question...
...
Another questioner: Is it permissible to cover the wall...?
The Shaykh: Permissible, what?
Another questioner: Covering the wall.
The Shaykh: I didn't understand, my brother. What is the first word?
Another questioner: The wall, the wall.
The Shaykh: The wall?
Another questioner: ... its covering, yes.
Another questioner: You mean curtains.
The Shaykh: Be patient, everyone.
Another questioner: This brother is asking the question, I mean.
The questioner: Covering it with wallpaper, curtains, and things.
The Shaykh: Covering the wall?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: If it is for adornment, it is disliked.
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