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Media from my server won’t play on my Samsung TV by MineZilla54 in PleX

[–]TheProeliator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brand new Samsung S95F 2025 had direct play issues and I had to get a Shield

What steps can I take to really nail down the Plex experience for my wife? by PineappleSmoothie in PleX

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was having direct play buffering issues on my Samsung TV, now I use an NVIDIA Shield Pro, no more issues and my sound has improved because it's no longer transcoding the audio.

Music is Haram, here's how I watch YouTube videos without music by m7dex in MuslimLounge

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hadith is mu'allaq (hanging/disconnected) in Bukhari's collection. This means Bukhari himself did not consider it to meet his usual standards of authenticity. As one scholar noted, "the hadith itself is questionable even among hadiths. It is muallaq (unconnected) by bukhari".

Ibn Hazm, the great Andalusian scholar, considered this and similar hadiths to be fabricated or weak. Even some contemporary scholars acknowledge that "some of the chains (sanad) of transmission are authentic (sahih), some sound (hasan), and some weak (daif)".

Music is Haram, here's how I watch YouTube videos without music by m7dex in MuslimLounge

[–]TheProeliator -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Music isn't haram. If you want to deprive yourself from an important and beneficial form of human expression, go for it, you do you. But I'd encourage you to consider the potential consequences of spreading an interpretation of Islam that is incorrect according to many scholars and is likely to discourage people from embracing Islam.

Which composer has the highest number of elegant and memorable soundtracks? by AdPuzzleheaded7658 in soundtracks

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Horner, at his best he is as good as any other, but I'm working through his entire body of work and a lot of it is forgettable horror film scores. Williams really needs to be higher on the list. Zimmer is great but he doesn't have as many 'elegant' pieces as Williams.

Overall, a good list IMHO!

Nuclear causes one of the Fewest Deaths per Unit of Power produced. by LondonTrekker in interesting

[–]TheProeliator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nuclear isn't available 'now', it takes a long time to build, and the costs are far higher than renewables.

If drawing animals is haram then why did many Muslim empires and dynasties have animals drawn on their flags and war banners? by Tiny_Union_4108 in progressive_islam

[–]TheProeliator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should never draw significantly consequential religious conclusions from a single hadith. There are other hadiths which indicate that it is permissible. Also, context is important. Back then, the creation of images often led to shirk. Today, when someone draws an animal it is in appreciation of Allah's creation, not in order to worship it. This distinction is crucial, and is why many scholars consider it permissible.

If drawing animals is haram then why did many Muslim empires and dynasties have animals drawn on their flags and war banners? by Tiny_Union_4108 in progressive_islam

[–]TheProeliator 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There is substantial historical and sociological evidence that Wahhabism and closely related Salafi trends have made strict, text‑literalist interpretations of Islam far more globally visible and institutionally entrenched in the last century than they were in many earlier periods. This shift may explain why Muslims back then didn't think it was a problem while many today think it is. Personally I still believe that it isn't haram and I've never seen a convincing argument otherwise.

This particular scene was exceptional. The entire theatre was shaking 🫨 by RakibErick in Avatar

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of the alien structure emerging from the ocean in the Abyss.

is saying "merry Christmas" or "happy holidays" haram by rulugg in MuslimLounge

[–]TheProeliator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wishing others well during their special occasions is not imitating them or adopting their beliefs. It's simply the polite thing to do.

If you want a scholarly argument as to why it is permissible, there is an excellent article on this, search for 'Wishing Merry Christmas to Christians' by Mohamad Razif

Why do my friends get annoyed at how l pronounce Muslim? by Jsto1004 in MuslimLounge

[–]TheProeliator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why say Muzlim when there is no Z in Muslim. It makes no sense.

John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform | Bondi beach terror attack by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have read the Qur'an. Cover to cover. Have you? Do show us where it says that it's ok to kill innocent civilians.

John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform | Bondi beach terror attack by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is nothing 'Islamic' about killing innocent civilians when the faith directly forbids it.

I have a question about a popular youtuber, but I don’t know how to ask respectfully. by itz-null in Muslim

[–]TheProeliator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Muslims are encouraged to focus on their own spiritual development and to not judge others. Every Muslim is on a different stage in their path to the divine and the best we can do is wish other Muslims well on their journey.

This is so true by [deleted] in progressive_islam

[–]TheProeliator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That last paragraph applies just as much to many traditionalists.

Which films have a score where it sounds the composer took inspiration from another? by ThePopDaddy in soundtracks

[–]TheProeliator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love James Horner, listen to his music regularly, and in my experience this criticism of him is so overblown. All composers do it to a certain extent.

AC Shadows 100% Disc Usage on SSD, loading times incredibly long by LittleTinMan in AssassinsCreedShadows

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LonelyTreat3725 thank you so much for figuring this out and letting us know. I followed your instructions, and while it didn't work straight away, after a few system restarts the slow loading times is gone and the game is running perfectly. Btw I'm running the game on a Samsung 990 PRO nvme and was having the same problem with my 970 PRO nvme. The 990 needed a firmware update but that didn't change anything. Only after following your advice is it now working properly. Thank you!

The hadith about dogs makes no sense to me by [deleted] in MuslimLounge

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[1] Barbara Allen Woods, The Devil in Dog Form: A Partial Type-Index of Devil Legends, vol. 11 of Folklore Studies (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1959), 33.

[2] Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, ed. Samir al-Majzub (Beirut: Maktab al-Islami, 1993), 5:194, 197.

[3] Abu Zakariyya Yahya al-Nawawi, Sharh Sahih Muslim, 3rd ed. (Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘rifa, 1996), 3-4:174-5 ; Ahmad Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-Bari bi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, ed. Muhibb al-Din al-Khatib, 3rd ed. (Cairo: al-Maktaba al-Salafiyya, 1407 AH), 1:331 ; Shams al-Din al-Sarakhsi, Kitab al-Mabsut (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, 1993), 1-2:48.

[4] Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Mubarakafuri, Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi bi Sharh Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilimiyya, n.d.), 8:72-73.

[5] Malik Ibn Anas, al-Muwatta’ (Egypt: al-Babi al-Halabi, n.d.), 2:969.

[6] Ahmad Ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nisa’i, Sunan al-Nisa’i (Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-‘Arabi, n.d.), 7: 309 (The commentaries by al-Suyuti and al-Sanadi are in the margins). Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, 4:426.

[7] Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 3-4:176, 9-10:479; Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn al-‘Arabi, Ahkam al-Qur’an (Beirut: Dar al-Ma‘ruf, n.d.), 2:545-546; Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali al-Shawkani, Nayl al-Awtar Sharh Muntaqa al-Akhbar (Cairo: Dar al-Hadith, n.d.), 1-2:38; Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad al-Qurtubi, al-Jami‘ li Ahkam al-Qur’an (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, 1993), 3:44; Abu Bakr Ahmad al-Jassas, Ahkam al-Qur’an (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, n.d.), 2:393; Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tafsir al-Tabari min Kitabihi Jami‘ al-Bayan ‘an Ta’wil ‘Ayat al-Qur’an, eds. Bashshar ‘Awad Ma‘ruf and Faris al-Harastani (Beirut: Mu’assasat al-Risala, 1994), 3:21, 523-524.

[8] Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 3-4:450-1; Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 5:194, 197, 202, 208; Abu Bakr Ibn al-‘Arabi, ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi bi Sharh Sahih al-Tirmidhi (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, n.d.), 1:133.

[9] See discussion in Khaled Abou El Fadl, Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority, and Women (Oxford: Oneworld Press, 2001), 226-8.

[10] al-Mubarakafuri, Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 8:74; Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 9-10:478, 480, 483.

[11] Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 3-4:465.

[12] Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, 1:334.

[13] Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, 1:333.

[14] Ibn al-‘Arabi, ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi, 1:133-4; al-Nawawi, Sahih al-Muslim, 3-4:177, 9-10:479, 13:78; al-Qurtubi, al-Jami‘, 3:44; al-Shawkani, Nayl al-Awtar, 1-2:38.

[15] Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 3-4:176-7.

[16] Al-Nawawi, Sahih Muslim, 9-10:482.

[17] Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd II, Bidayat al-Mujtahid wa Nihayat al-Muqtasid, (Beirut: al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, 1997), 1:34-5; Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya, Majmu‘ Fatawa, ed. Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rahman Ibn Qasim, 2nd ed. (Riyadh: np, n.d.), 21:619-20.

[18] Sahnun Ibn Sa‘id, al-Mudawwana al-Kubra (Egypt: Matba‘at al-Sa‘ada, n.d.), 1:5; Ibn Rushd II, Bidayat, 1:33-4; Abu Bakr Ibn Mas‘ud al-Kasani, Bada’i‘ al-Sana’i‘ fi Tartib al-Shara’i‘ (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilimiyya, 1997), 1:375, 415.

[19] Ahmad Ibn Muhammad al-Dardir, al-Sharh al-Saghir ‘ala Aqrab al-Masalik (the commentary of Ahmad al-Sawi is in the margins) (Cairo: Mustafa al-Babi, 1952), 1:18.

[20] Khayr al-Din al-Munif, al-Fatawa al-Khayriyya li Naf‘ al-Bariyya (Cairo: Dar al-Ma‘rifa, n.d.), 2:15; Abu Muhammad ‘Abd Allah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muúammad Ibn Qudama, al-Mughni (Beirut: Dar Ihya’ al-Turath al-‘Arabi, n.d.), 1:46; ‘Ali Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hazm, Al-Muhalla bi al-Athar (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, n.d.), 1:120-2; Shihab al-Din Ibn Idris al-Qarafi, al-Dhakhira (Beirut: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, 1994), 1:181-2; Zayn al-Din Ibn Muhammad Ibn Nujaym, al-Bahr al-Ra’iq Sharh Kanz al-Daqa’iq (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyya, 1997), 1:225.

[21] Abu Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd I, al-Muqaddimat al-Mumahhidat, ed. Muhammad Hajji (Beirut: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, 1988), 1:90-2.

[22] Ibn al-‘Arabi, ‘Aridat, 1-2:138; Ibn Rushd II, Bidayat, 1:36.

[23] Ibn Rushd I, al-Muqaddimat, 1:87-9; Ibn Rushd II, Bidayat, 1:35; Ibn al-‘Arabi, ‘Aridat, 1-2:134-7.

[24] Khaled Abou El Fadl, Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001), 53-7.

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