Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 584

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يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِن النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَت أُولَتيك أَصْحَبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ.

(from previous page) ⟵ Bukhari extracted it: The Book of Hadiths of the Prophets, Chapter: What was mentioned about the Children of Israel, number: He brings them out of darkness into light, and those who disbelieve - their patrons are evil ones, who take them out of light into darkness. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

وَالتَّشَبُّهُ بِالشَّيْطَانِ أَوْ الْكُفَّارِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ، أَوْ يَلْبَسَ لِبَاسَهُم الْخَاصَّ بِهِمْ، أَوْ يَتَزَيَّنَ بِزِيِّهِمُ الْخَاصِّ، سَوَاءً قَصَدَ التَّشَبُّهَ أَوْ لَمْ يَقْصِدْهُ، فَإِذَا قِيلَ: هَذَا لِبَاسُ الْكُفَّارِ، حَرُمَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَلْبَسَهُ، وَإِذَا قِيلَ: هَذَا الزِّيُّ زِيُّ الْكُفَّارِ فِي الرَّأْسِ أَوْ فِي اللِّحْيَةِ حَرُمَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَتَشَبَّهَ بِهِمْ.

Imitating the devil or disbelievers means adopting their actions, wearing their distinctive clothing, or styling oneself after them, regardless of intent. If something is known as the clothing of disbelievers, it is forbidden for a Muslim to wear it. If a specific style of headwear or beard is identified with them, a Muslim is forbidden from mimicking that appearance.

وَالشَّيْطَانُ كَذَلِكَ، لَا تَتَشَبَّهْ بِهِ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ، لَكِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ مِنْ عَالَمِ الْغَيْبِ، لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِ إِلَّا مَا حَدَّثَنَا عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يَأْكُلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ، وَلَا يَشْرَبَنَّ بِهَا؛ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِهَا».

The same applies to the devil; do not imitate his ways. Since he belongs to the unseen realm, we only know his habits through what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has told us. In the hadith of Ibn Umar, the Prophet said: 'None of you should eat or drink with his left hand, for the devil eats and drinks with his left.'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 38 nouns)

• أَخْرَجَ — to bring out
• كَفَرَ — to disbelieve
• عَمِلَ — to work
• ظُلْمَة — darkness
• نُور — light
• وَلِيّ — ally