Ruling on standing to honor the flag accompanied by music
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Question:
Is it permissible to stand to honor the flag—the state flag—given the music and chants that accompany it? We ask for a detailed explanation of this issue. Is this an act of shirk (associating partners with Allah), knowing that this is done in schools? And is it valid to analogize the flag to the war banner in battle? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What appears to us is that this is not permissible, and that standing for the flag, reciting poems, or playing music is all imitating the enemies of Allah, and it is not permissible.
Is it permissible to stand to honor the flag—the state flag—given the music and chants that accompany it? We ask for a detailed explanation of this issue. Is this an act of shirk (associating partners with Allah), knowing that this is done in schools? And is it valid to analogize the flag to the war banner in battle? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What appears to us is that this is not permissible, and that standing for the flag, reciting poems, or playing music is all imitating the enemies of Allah, and it is not permissible.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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