Is it permissible to address someone who knows Arabic in a non-Arabic language if he does not understand Arabic well and is pleased by it?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If you speak in a language other than Arabic when you know that the person you are speaking to understands it—he knows Arabic, but he does not understand it well...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you know that if I speak to him, for example, in Urdu or English, he will be pleased and understand me better.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this. This is for the sake of the person being addressed; it is for the need of the person being addressed. This is similar to what is close to it. Yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you know that if I speak to him, for example, in Urdu or English, he will be pleased and understand me better.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this. This is for the sake of the person being addressed; it is for the need of the person being addressed. This is similar to what is close to it. Yes?