Is the crescent moon emblem, which has been adopted as a symbol for Muslims, forbidden because it is the symbol of the people of Ibrahim, who worshipped the stars?

The questioner : There is a man in Libya who is married to a woman from Damascus. Abu 'Umar sent another man regarding this matter, so I promised to meet him. He asked me, "What do you think about the crescent?" I told him, "By Allah, the crescent is just a crescent."

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : It is a crescent.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : As a symbol, for example, like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : It is well known to us that the cross is for the Christians and the crescent is for the Muslims. He said, "No, he has come to have an idea that it has absolutely no connection to the Muslims. Its connection is to the people of our master Ibrahim, who used to worship the stars. So I will tell you, for example..."
The student : This man is innocent of the matter.

The Shaykh : Leave him alone; it requires proof. As it is said: "And claims, unless you establish evidence for them, *** their claimants are false claimants." Hmm, it is well known that this is the symbol of the Turkish Ottomans.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : And they are a Muslim group. As for the ancient history, it has become forgotten and lost. It is not possible to know the truths of what they were in except through the path of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the authentic Sunnah. There is nothing of this at all. Therefore, this statement is refuted and returned to its speaker, and no attention should be paid to it.

The questioner : Even... the imam of the mosque.

The Shaykh: Yes.