Sitting on Graves and Speaking to Their Inhabitants
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Question:
He says, may Allah bless you: There are people in our village who go to the graves, take some food with them, sit on the grave, and speak to the people in the graves. What is the validity of this? Do they respond to him or hear him?
Answer:
This is a false statement, and it is not permissible to go to the graves except for the sake of greeting the deceased and making du'a' (supplication) for them. Greeting the deceased and making du'a' for them is the reason graves are visited; they are not visited for any other purpose, such as seeking nearness to Allah through them (tawassul) or seeking blessing from them (tabarruk), or something more severe than that, which is calling upon the deceased. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
He says, may Allah bless you: There are people in our village who go to the graves, take some food with them, sit on the grave, and speak to the people in the graves. What is the validity of this? Do they respond to him or hear him?
Answer:
This is a false statement, and it is not permissible to go to the graves except for the sake of greeting the deceased and making du'a' (supplication) for them. Greeting the deceased and making du'a' for them is the reason graves are visited; they are not visited for any other purpose, such as seeking nearness to Allah through them (tawassul) or seeking blessing from them (tabarruk), or something more severe than that, which is calling upon the deceased. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (21:46)
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