What is the ruling on arranging napkins and calling them the wings of the angels?
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The questioner : Arranging napkins on clothes and calling them the wings of the angels; what is the ruling on this naming?
The Shaykh : Arranging napkins on clothes?
The questioner : Ordinary napkins.
The Shaykh : Arranging napkins on clothes?
The questioner : Arranging them in a specific way and calling them the wings of the angels.
The Shaykh : The angels!
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah, do women attribute things to the angels?! But we have not heard of this; have you heard of this?
Do not say real napkins.
The questioner : The shape of the napkin is arranged, and in a specific way it is called the wings of the angels?
The Shaykh : This is not permissible; this naming is not permissible. As for the act, it is to be considered later. If this act is inherited from the women of the disbelievers, it is not permissible, because whoever imitates a people is one of them. But if it is a custom invented by some of the people of Islam, there is no harm in it in principle.
The Shaykh : Arranging napkins on clothes?
The questioner : Ordinary napkins.
The Shaykh : Arranging napkins on clothes?
The questioner : Arranging them in a specific way and calling them the wings of the angels.
The Shaykh : The angels!
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah, do women attribute things to the angels?! But we have not heard of this; have you heard of this?
Do not say real napkins.
The questioner : The shape of the napkin is arranged, and in a specific way it is called the wings of the angels?
The Shaykh : This is not permissible; this naming is not permissible. As for the act, it is to be considered later. If this act is inherited from the women of the disbelievers, it is not permissible, because whoever imitates a people is one of them. But if it is a custom invented by some of the people of Islam, there is no harm in it in principle.