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Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?

Published as Swearing using hand gestures

· 18 Safar 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?

Answer

Though in most cases it is not as evil and severe, but it is also evil and sinful.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبي الدرداء أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال ما شيء أثقل من ميزان المؤمن يوم القيامة من خلق حسن وأن الله ليبغض الفاحش البذيء (جامع الترمذي # 2002)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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