A man who traces his lineage to his father but is from Hijaz, yet says, “I am from Najd,” or vice versa: does he incur sin?
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The questioner : If a man traces his lineage to his father and grandfather, but he is from Hijaz and says, “I am from Najd”?
The Shaykh : It appears there is nothing wrong with it, because a person may be in Hijaz and in Najd.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it; so-and-so ibn so-and-so al-Hijazi, or so-and-so ibn so-and-o al-Hijazi, who is from the people of Najd.
However, it is only lying, but this warning does not apply to him unless there is confusion, such as a shared name; in that case, it may apply to him.
The Shaykh : It appears there is nothing wrong with it, because a person may be in Hijaz and in Najd.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it; so-and-so ibn so-and-so al-Hijazi, or so-and-so ibn so-and-o al-Hijazi, who is from the people of Najd.
However, it is only lying, but this warning does not apply to him unless there is confusion, such as a shared name; in that case, it may apply to him.