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Flying, sinning?

Ask the Orthodox Sunni Muslims, are pilgrims committing a sin when they board a plane or a ship?

According to their hadith, yes. They are sinning because an airplane is a likeness of a bird and a ship is a likeness of a fish which would be considered making an image of Allah’s creation. (Refer to Hadith #838, volume 7 in the section “Are pictures a sin?” | Factology.com’s Tweaker addendum: and Deuteronomy 4:17-18 for bibliolatrists)

Excerpted from 360 Questions To Ask Orthodox Sunni Muslims by Dr. Malachi Z. York