What is the ruling on some people saying, "This place brings back the soul"?
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The questioner : ... In a phrase common among people when they sit in a specific place, meaning, for example, they say this place brings back the soul.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : They say it brings back the soul.
The Shaykh : The soul.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if it leaves, what happens?
The questioner : No, I mean their intention is, oh my, this place brings back the soul, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Perhaps their intention is that it causes joy.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Since we know the intended meaning and that this matter is prescribed among people, there is no harm. Yes. Are you one of the guests or...? It appears he is in the middle of a turn.
The questioner : In the middle of a turn.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : They say it brings back the soul.
The Shaykh : The soul.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if it leaves, what happens?
The questioner : No, I mean their intention is, oh my, this place brings back the soul, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Perhaps their intention is that it causes joy.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Since we know the intended meaning and that this matter is prescribed among people, there is no harm. Yes. Are you one of the guests or...? It appears he is in the middle of a turn.
The questioner : In the middle of a turn.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills