What is the interpretation of the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that visiting graves is of three types?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that visiting graves is of three types: a Shari'ah visit, a shirk visit, and a bid'ah (religious innovation) visit.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he mentioned it.
The questioner:
As Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned, visiting graves is of three types: a Shari'ah visit, a shirk visit, and a bid'ah (religious innovation) visit.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah visit is well known; you visit to greet the deceased and make du'a' (supplication) for him. This is the Shari'ah visit. The shirk visit is when one visits to seek nearness to Allah through the dead or to ask them to fulfill one's needs. This is the shirk visit. The bid'ah (religious innovation) visit is when one visits in a manner other than the description established in the Sunnah. Bid'ah is what contradicts the Sunnah; visiting in a manner other than the description established in the Sunnah. One greets the deceased, makes du'a' for him, and then leaves. Yes.
This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that visiting graves is of three types: a Shari'ah visit, a shirk visit, and a bid'ah (religious innovation) visit.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he mentioned it.
The questioner:
As Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned, visiting graves is of three types: a Shari'ah visit, a shirk visit, and a bid'ah (religious innovation) visit.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah visit is well known; you visit to greet the deceased and make du'a' (supplication) for him. This is the Shari'ah visit. The shirk visit is when one visits to seek nearness to Allah through the dead or to ask them to fulfill one's needs. This is the shirk visit. The bid'ah (religious innovation) visit is when one visits in a manner other than the description established in the Sunnah. Bid'ah is what contradicts the Sunnah; visiting in a manner other than the description established in the Sunnah. One greets the deceased, makes du'a' for him, and then leaves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير قول شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية –رحمه الله أن زيارة القبور على ثلاثة أنواع؟ — youtube.com
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