The Shaykh’s advice to the owner of the house to remove the statues.
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The Shaykh : And since advice is part of the religion, and one thing brings to mind another, I want to know who is responsible for this house? Is itThe Shaykh : this one?
The audience : Yes, it is him himself.
The Shaykh : And so I am reminding you and advising you that these statues must be removed, and it is clear to you that you know and you are aware, so why before I advise you?
The questioner : I bear witness to Allah that this ... in my mind, and I know what you want to say.
The Shaykh : But it is not enough, it is not enough that you know, O Shaykh.
The questioner : I mean, this was a mistake on our part in the past, because every person.
The Shaykh : Every person has a pattern of life.
The questioner : He has a pattern of life, and our Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) accepts the repentance of everyone, and we ask Allah to accept our repentance.
The Shaykh : And what do you think? Do it like what a man Allah brought me together with, where? In Britain. It was the time of Ramadan, and we went to visit him in a village about one hundred and twenty kilometers from London. A Muslim man with a beard, who considers himself a caller to Islam, Pakistani or Indian, but he speaks Arabic quite well. When we sat at the iftar table in Ramadan, I started talking to him because I saw his demeanor was that of a Muslim with a beard, what Allah willed, but he was wearing a tie and a jacket, and his attire was like that of the people of the country, meaning the English, but he had a beard. And from my conversation with him, I felt he was a good Muslim, so I advised him. I said to him, this tie, this knot, you must remove it from your neck, because this is imitating the disbelievers. So he immediately complied, and I want you to be like him. So he untied the knot and threw it on the ground.
Abu Layla : ... .
The Shaykh : It helps you in good, meaning.
The questioner : My dear professor, Abu Abdullah, the truth is with Abu Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Why didn’t he advise him?
The questioner : Abu Abdullah ... immediately, right away.
The Shaykh : No, Abu Abdullah will add his voice to Abu Abd al-Rahman, is that not so?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perhaps Abu Abdullah did not see this sight.
The audience : Yes, it is him himself.
The Shaykh : And so I am reminding you and advising you that these statues must be removed, and it is clear to you that you know and you are aware, so why before I advise you?
The questioner : I bear witness to Allah that this ... in my mind, and I know what you want to say.
The Shaykh : But it is not enough, it is not enough that you know, O Shaykh.
The questioner : I mean, this was a mistake on our part in the past, because every person.
The Shaykh : Every person has a pattern of life.
The questioner : He has a pattern of life, and our Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He) accepts the repentance of everyone, and we ask Allah to accept our repentance.
The Shaykh : And what do you think? Do it like what a man Allah brought me together with, where? In Britain. It was the time of Ramadan, and we went to visit him in a village about one hundred and twenty kilometers from London. A Muslim man with a beard, who considers himself a caller to Islam, Pakistani or Indian, but he speaks Arabic quite well. When we sat at the iftar table in Ramadan, I started talking to him because I saw his demeanor was that of a Muslim with a beard, what Allah willed, but he was wearing a tie and a jacket, and his attire was like that of the people of the country, meaning the English, but he had a beard. And from my conversation with him, I felt he was a good Muslim, so I advised him. I said to him, this tie, this knot, you must remove it from your neck, because this is imitating the disbelievers. So he immediately complied, and I want you to be like him. So he untied the knot and threw it on the ground.
Abu Layla : ... .
The Shaykh : It helps you in good, meaning.
The questioner : My dear professor, Abu Abdullah, the truth is with Abu Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Why didn’t he advise him?
The questioner : Abu Abdullah ... immediately, right away.
The Shaykh : No, Abu Abdullah will add his voice to Abu Abd al-Rahman, is that not so?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perhaps Abu Abdullah did not see this sight.
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