It was said to him: Slaughter for the dead is shirk (associating partners with Allah). He replied in defense: And you sacrifice the udhiyah for the dead! So what is the answer?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: How does one respond to the one who, when told that his slaughter for the dead is shirk (associating partners with Allah), says to us: You sacrifice for the dead?
Answer:
That is a deception. We do not slaughter to draw near to the dead; we draw near to Allah with the sacrifices and we make their reward and merit for the dead.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: How does one respond to the one who, when told that his slaughter for the dead is shirk (associating partners with Allah), says to us: You sacrifice for the dead?
Answer:
That is a deception. We do not slaughter to draw near to the dead; we draw near to Allah with the sacrifices and we make their reward and merit for the dead.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [172 -939] قيل له: إن ذبحك للأموات شرك، فقال محتجا: وأنتم تضحون الأضاحي عن الأموات!، فكيف الجواب؟ — youtube.com
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