“The bell is Satan’s flute.” 168

169 – The author’s view on modern bells—especially the chimes of wall-clocks that resemble the bell of “London”—his habit of disabling such bells in mosque clocks whenever he could, and the story of what he did with the clock of the Qubāʾ Mosque in 1382 AH.

170 2- The hadith that forbids praying during the three specified periods, a sweeping measure to block every avenue of resemblance, along with Ibn Taymiyyah’s discussion of the ruling.

171 3- The hadith prohibiting the turning of graves into mosques and the indication it carries for the present topic.

172 4- The hadith instructing worshippers to keep their sandals on in prayer in order to differ from the Jews.

173 5- The hadith forbidding a worshipper to wrap himself in his garment during the prayer in the manner of the Jews.

174 6- The hadith that bans the congregation from standing in prayer behind an imam who is seated out of necessity, so as to avoid imitating the Persians; together with Shaykh al-Islam’s juristic commentary—insights unmatched elsewhere—and his explicit statement that, on the sound position, the prohibition remains in force and was acted upon by the Companions.

175 7- The prohibition against sitting while leaning on the left hand during the prayer so as to differ from the Jews; ʿĀʾishah’s report that praying with one’s hands on the hips is disliked because it is a Jewish practice; his ﷺ prohibition of it; and a note on the weakness of the hadith that forbids leaning on one’s hand when rising in the prayer.

175 – Under funerals:

175 1- The hadith: “The niche-grave is for us, and the trench-grave is for the People of the Book,” and Ibn Taymiyyah’s strengthening of it on account of its multiple chains.

176 – Under fasting: this section contains four hadiths: