Meaning of the Word Pokemon

[BintMuhammad]

Assalamu alaikum,

Insha Allaah all is well.

This Fatwa in IslamQA made me smile...ok I giggled a bit! I thought it's cute and so kind of the Sheikh to answer this type of question.

Meaning of the word Pokemon​

Question:
What is Meaning of the word Pokemon ?

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

We have heard many suggestion as to the meaning of this world, which may be exaggerations made up by some people, or they may rumours spread by competitors.

The correct view is that this is a name that comes from Japan. It is taken from the (English) words “Pocket monster” and means an animal that is small enough to fit in one’s pocket. “Pokemon” is an abbreviation of these two words.

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

 

[Waseem Hanif]

LOL
@ both question and answer.

Thanks for posting

 

[IslamIsLight]

thats tooooooooo funny ,the answer is so serious ,for such a silly question

 

[BintMuhammad]

thats tooooooooo funny ,the answer is so serious ,for such a silly question

:salam2:

Yep and it still says "Allaah Knows best" Masha Allaah ..it just shows how patient the Sheikhs are in answering the questions. I've posted a question on there too, but I haven't heard from them yet..maybe it takes a lil while.

 

[dna1987]

Lol, I learnt something new. So that's what Pokemon stands for, I will probably never forget now.

Just wondering, how did the Sheikhs know? Maybe they watch! Salam alaikum.

 

[Amirah20]

was the person asking the question being serious? btw ramadan mubarak everyone may Allah (swt) bless you and your families during this blessed month and may He (swt) increase our eman and make us among those who are in the righteous path. Ameen.

 

[wannabe_muttaqi]

ASAK,
Thats funny and interesting too.


I have a suggestion to Sister Amirah, your place says watan-ul shaytaan, which means country or a place of shaytaan. but there are many good people as well on whom there is ALLAH's mercy. so i think part of the place is like that but there is a part in which there are good people as well. this is just a suggestion, you may discard anytime without any reason.

JAK

 

[muharram23]

Assalamu alaikum,

Insha Allaah all is well.

This Fatwa in IslamQA made me smile...ok I giggled a bit! I thought it's cute and so kind of the Sheikh to answer this type of question.

Meaning of the word Pokemon​

Question:
What is Meaning of the word Pokemon ?

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

We have heard many suggestion as to the meaning of this world, which may be exaggerations made up by some people, or they may rumours spread by competitors.

The correct view is that this is a name that comes from Japan. It is taken from the (English) words “Pocket monster” and means an animal that is small enough to fit in one’s pocket. “Pokemon” is an abbreviation of these two words.

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

hehehehehh Allahu akbar, cant believe someone asked the shaykh that.

may ALlah reward him

 

[Amirah20]

ASAK,
Thats funny and interesting too.


I have a suggestion to Sister Amirah, your place says watan-ul shaytaan, which means country or a place of shaytaan. but there are many good people as well on whom there is ALLAH's mercy. so i think part of the place is like that but there is a part in which there are good people as well. this is just a suggestion, you may discard anytime without any reason.

JAK

walikum asalam,

I understand what you're saying but by that I mean the corruption of the place rather than the people. This place is shaytan's heaven, people indulge in the evil and forbid the good. I know there are good people here as well, so I'm not talking about the people...its the place.

 

[Linkgx1]

LOL! I knew that! Why'd he answer it? I remember my Pokemon days...


Anyhow, I heard its banned in Saudi Arabia...

 

[BintMuhammad]

LOL! I knew that! Why'd he answer it? I remember my Pokemon days...


Anyhow, I heard its banned in Saudi Arabia...

:salam2:

Yeah? Maybe because of this...

What is the ruling on playing Pokemon?​

Question:
What is the ruling on playing Pokemon?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Pokemon is clearly a kind of gambling, in addition to the fact that it includes symbols of atheist belief whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins [cf. Maryam 19:90]. Exalted and sanctified be Allaah far above what the wrongdoers say.

With regard to it being a form of gambling, that is when two people play this game and each one competes to win what the other one has of certain pieces which can be redeemed (for cash) at toy stores, the value of which is established by a process which is subject to the rules of supply and demand. They may also be redeemed for other things, such as some fast foods or tinned goods. The winning player may also offer them for sale to the losers so that they can play again and so that the one who loses can get out of the game. Undoubtedly this is the essence of gambling. This game is teaching the children of the world how to gamble and commit evil and immoral actions.



Al-Da’wah magazine, issue no. 1796, p. 19

 

[BintMuhammad]

What's the Ruling on killing mice and rats, and a comment on the character Mickey Mouse​

Question:
What Ruling on killing mice and rats ?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

There is nothing wrong with killing mice and rats, because ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) narrated that Hafsah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“There are five animals for which there is no blame on the one who kills them: crows, kites (hawk-like birds), mice/rats, scorpions and mad dogs.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1828. (Translators’ note: the Arabic word fa’rah may refer to rats or mice, so both are mentioned in the translation).

Al-Qaasim ibn Muhammad said: I heard ‘Aa’ishah, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), say: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:

“There are four things which are faasiq (corrupt) and may be killed at all times, whether one is in a state of ihraam [for Hajj and ‘Umrah] or not: kites, crows, mice/rats and mad dogs.” Narrated by Muslim, 1198.

Mice and rats are harmful creatures, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained:

Ibn ‘Abbaas said: a mouse (or rat) came and started dragging the wick (of the lamp). It threw it in front of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), onto the mat on which he was sitting, and it burnt a hole the size of a dirham. He said, “When you go to sleep, extinguish your lamps, for the Shaytaan will tell creatures like this to do something like this so that you will be burned.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 5427.

The mice or rats that may live in people’s houses are among the harmful creatures or vermin (fuwaysiqah) which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded us to kill in all situations, whether we are in ihraam or not. The root of the word fuwaysiqah (fasaqa) means to deviate from the right way and to do harm; hence a sinner is described as “faasiq”, and these animals are called fawaasiq, as a metaphor for their evil nature; or it was said that it is because it is not haraam to kill them, whether one is in ihraam or not, for they have no sanctity or protection in any circumstances. Al-Tahaawi narrated in Ahkaam al-Qur’aan with his isnaad from Yazeed ibn Abu Nu’aym that he [Yazeed] asked Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri why mice/rats were called fuwaysiqah. He said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) woke up one night and saw that a mouse/rat had taken the wick of the lamp to burn down the house of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), so he got up and killed it, and said that it was permissible to kill them whether one is in ihraam or not. This was mentioned by al-‘Allaamah al-Dumayri.

Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated in their Saheehs that Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari said: A house in Madeenah burned down with its people inside. When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard about this, he said:

“This fire is an enemy to you, so when you go to sleep, extinguish it.”

Al-Bukhaari narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Cover the vessels, for the mouse/rat may drag out the wick (of the lamp) and burn the occupants of the house.”

Something similar was narrated by Muslim, in which he says: “For the fuwaysiqah may start a fire and burn the house and its occupants.”

Al-Tabari said, explaining these ahaadeeth: if a person wants to spend the night in a house in which there is no one else, and in which there is a fire or a lamp, it is a duty on him to extinguish it before he sleeps… The hadeeth was narrated by al-Haakim; he said its isnaad is saheeh.

(From ‘Awn al-Ma’bood Sharh Abi Dawood).

Now that we know Islam calls mice and rats fuwaysiqah (evil) and allows us to kill them even in Makkah, and that they are a means which the Shaytaan tried to use to burn down the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we know that they are one of the main reasons of damaging food and spreading the plague, we find it very strange that the foolish people in the west seek to make their children like mice and rats by propagating the character of Mickey Mouse in games, comics and funfairs. Go figure!!

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

 

[Linkgx1]

:salam2:

Yeah? Maybe because of this...

What is the ruling on playing Pokemon?​

Question:
What is the ruling on playing Pokemon?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Pokemon is clearly a kind of gambling, in addition to the fact that it includes symbols of atheist belief whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins [cf. Maryam 19:90]. Exalted and sanctified be Allaah far above what the wrongdoers say.

With regard to it being a form of gambling, that is when two people play this game and each one competes to win what the other one has of certain pieces which can be redeemed (for cash) at toy stores, the value of which is established by a process which is subject to the rules of supply and demand. They may also be redeemed for other things, such as some fast foods or tinned goods. The winning player may also offer them for sale to the losers so that they can play again and so that the one who loses can get out of the game. Undoubtedly this is the essence of gambling. This game is teaching the children of the world how to gamble and commit evil and immoral actions.



Al-Da’wah magazine, issue no. 1796, p. 19

I think that's biased

Pokemon itself doesn't promote that. I know because I was a huge Pokemon fan back in the day. You don't get certain "pieces" for winning. Only in the sense that you are competing in a NATIONAL COMPETITIVE level. Even then that's a very small amount to happen.

The point of Pokemon is to collect animals, trade, and battle.

Saudi Arabia is the same place that makes it look like the woman's fault to why there are so many accidents.

"includes symbols of atheist belief whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins"

Okay, where's the evidence for this? Is just something THEY don't like because its popular among kids? There are no symbols of atheist belief.

Asides, in Saudi its more permissible to trade cards of suicide bombers-now that's wrong.

 

[Linkgx1]

Besides, wikipedia will tell you the meaning of Pokemon.

There's nothing religious based that could say otherwise unless there were hidden arabic symbols!

 

[Fahad_Agus]

i remember when kuwait made a big fuss about it...they spread papers saying that pokemon is a jewish thing

 

[Linkgx1]

i remember when kuwait made a big fuss about it...they spread papers saying that pokemon is a jewish thing

I know. But that evidence do they have? POKEMON=JAPANESE

They claim Domino's pizza is zionist. Coca-Cola is zionist. And yet they come out with their own version of these things. Something tells me somebody wants to capatalize!