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Is preserving tribal eulogies and writing them in online forums considered the forbidden boasting?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Poetry has many benefits, such as preserving languages, documenting histories, illustrating the conditions of civilizations, and disseminating ideas and cultures. However, it may contain religious prohibitions like amorous poetry (ghazal) and debauchery, singing about wine, and excessive praise of individuals. Retaining poems praising tribes is not blameworthy if it serves a righteous purpose. But if it is merely for boasting about lineage or other evil purposes, then it becomes forbidden, not because of the poetry itself, but because of the accompanying purpose.

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