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Is it permissible to quote kaafirs even though we don't follow their ways?

Published as Quoting statements of a kaafir in a lecture

· 5 Jumada II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I recently attended a nikaah where the mufti gave a lecture... He quoted Shakespeare about love... Is it permissible to quote kaafirs even though we don't follow their ways?

Answer

Words and statements that can be misconstrued or create doubts in the minds of people should be avoided though at times it may not be wrong.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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