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Topic: Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan on praising kaafir athletes for their ballplaying skills
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Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa ibn John Richardson
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
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[Q9]: What is the ruling on a person who praises the status of a professional ballplayer who is a disbeliever, he praises him as he was instrumental in the team's victory?
[A9]: He did not praise him because of his disbelief, rather he only praised him because of his game or his playing skills. In any case, this is a grave affair, one that he has earned sins due to it. However, it does not reach the level of disbelief. Disbelief would be if he praised him for his disbelief, misguidance, or polytheism. Then he would become a disbeliever. As for praising him due to his playing ability or some productive skill that he has, then this includes glorifying a disbeliever, which is a sin, but it does not reach the level of disbelief.
[From Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan's explanation of Things that Nullify One's Islaam, soon to be published, in shaa' Allaah]
Moosaa ibn John Richardson
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سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك
أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت
أستغفرك وأتوب إليك
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Aboo Khadeejah Abdul-Malik ibn Chaney al
(Binghamton, NY, USA)
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as-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaah
What then is the ruling if someone is awed by or even impressed with a skill that a kaafir possesses but does not verbalize this feeling?
Aboo Khadeejah Abdul-Malik ibn Chaney al-Kanadi
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Abu Musa Musa Ibn Wendell Ball
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As salaamu alaikum wa rahmahtullah wa barakatu.
Also, what about the clothing and other articles of these kufar athletes that are sold promoting these athletes, such as hats, jerseys, shoes, and items other than them, with their names and/or their player numbers on these items? Is it permissible to buy and wear these items? Are these things to be considered things of necessity, or things that imitiate the kuffar.
Barak Allaahu Feekum.
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmahtullah wa barakatu.
Abu Musa Musa Ibn Wendell Ball Al Amriki
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
'Come and Sit With Us So That We Can Have Eaaman For An Hour' (Page 82 - Causes Behind the Increase and Decrease of Eemaan
This message was edited by musa.ibn.wendell on 7-29-04 @ 11:52 AM
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20-07-2004 @ 4:53 PM
