What is the ruling on circumambulating something other than the Ka'bah?
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Question:
Someone asked whether it is said that circumambulating something other than the Ka'bah is not an act of worship, just as circumambulating the Ka'bah is not an act of worship?
Answer:
If one circumambulates something other than the Ka'bah with the intention of drawing near to Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is a bid'ah. And if he intends to draw near to the deceased, that is shirk (associating partners with Allah); this is shirk with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Someone asked whether it is said that circumambulating something other than the Ka'bah is not an act of worship, just as circumambulating the Ka'bah is not an act of worship?
Answer:
If one circumambulates something other than the Ka'bah with the intention of drawing near to Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is a bid'ah. And if he intends to draw near to the deceased, that is shirk (associating partners with Allah); this is shirk with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الطواف بغير الكعبة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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