What is the criterion for the games that are specific to the disbelievers in their festivals? If they invent them and they then spread among the Muslims, is this considered one of their characteristics?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the games attributed to the disbelievers, if they introduce them, invent them, or otherwise...
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : The criterion for the games attributed to the disbelievers is what they invented or...
The Shaykh : Is it what is transmitted?
The questioner : What... they invented.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : What they invented.
The Shaykh : What they invented. No, if they invented them and they then spread among the Muslims, they are not specific to them. However, there are specific games; for example, at graduation, they have a specific form for the graduates when the certificates are awarded. It is not permissible for us to imitate them in that. Yes.
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : The criterion for the games attributed to the disbelievers is what they invented or...
The Shaykh : Is it what is transmitted?
The questioner : What... they invented.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : What they invented.
The Shaykh : What they invented. No, if they invented them and they then spread among the Muslims, they are not specific to them. However, there are specific games; for example, at graduation, they have a specific form for the graduates when the certificates are awarded. It is not permissible for us to imitate them in that. Yes.