What is the ruling on buying a Tahoe car that has the Chevrolet emblem in the shape of a cross?
Crosses come in various shapes and forms. It is forbidden for a Muslim to carry, wear, buy, sell, or draw a cross if it is depicted as a cross. This is to avoid imitating Christians and glorifying their false symbols. However, if a cross shape results from a specific ornament or ordinary, unintentional tools, then it is to be considered: if it appears to the viewer at first glance to be the well-known cross, it must be removed or modified. But if the image of the cross is not apparent and resulted from unintentional ornamentation or was used for sports symbols, then there is no harm in making or selling it. The Chevrolet car emblem is not in the shape of the well-known cross, and its intention cannot be definitively ascertained. If the company intended it to be a cross, it would be judged as such. If it intended something else, it does not take the ruling of a cross.
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