His statement: (They took a bell like the bell of the Christians...) The sound of the bell still exists in some clocks; is this considered imitation?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding the statement: "They took a bell like the bell of the Christians," the bell is still known today, and there is a Shaykh [who says] that some clocks, some devices, strike this bell for Muslims. Is this to be condemned?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Like clocks
The Shaykh : Clocks!
The questioner : Yes, indeed
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : Wall clocks
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They strike a bell exactly like the brass bell
The student: It exists, O Shaykh, it exists
The questioner : It has a special ring
The Shaykh : ...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: It has a ring...
The Shaykh : What I understood is that it is like the bell
The student: Except, O Shaykh, this bell that exists now
The student: I stand up and pray to it
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: I pray when it rings
The Shaykh : Heh, yes, heh
The student: I mean, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : That is, this brother Hamad answered you, saying that this ringing is not for announcing the time of prayer, so there is no imitation in it
The questioner : In a Shaykh, appearances
The Shaykh : I do not know, Hamad's answer is sound, yes
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, Zaki
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Like clocks
The Shaykh : Clocks!
The questioner : Yes, indeed
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : Wall clocks
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They strike a bell exactly like the brass bell
The student: It exists, O Shaykh, it exists
The questioner : It has a special ring
The Shaykh : ...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: It has a ring...
The Shaykh : What I understood is that it is like the bell
The student: Except, O Shaykh, this bell that exists now
The student: I stand up and pray to it
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: I pray when it rings
The Shaykh : Heh, yes, heh
The student: I mean, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : That is, this brother Hamad answered you, saying that this ringing is not for announcing the time of prayer, so there is no imitation in it
The questioner : In a Shaykh, appearances
The Shaykh : I do not know, Hamad's answer is sound, yes
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, Zaki