The Interpretation of Snakes Emerging from Graves and Its Spread via Mobile Phones
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some people interpret the emergence of certain animals, such as snakes, from graves as a sign that the deceased were sinners, and they even mention them by name via mobile phones. What is your guidance? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is a form of terror and intimidation, and this action is not permissible. Even if you see an animal coming out of a grave, you should cover up the owner of that grave and not know for sure; perhaps the animal is a creature that has entered a burrow and has no connection to the deceased. It is not your business to promote this matter and to have a bad opinion of the owner of the grave when you do not know. And if you know this, you should also cover up for him, because he is your brother and a deceased person. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Beware of these mobile phones. These mobile phones have been used to spread superstitions and heinous matters, so beware of them and do not accept them. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some people interpret the emergence of certain animals, such as snakes, from graves as a sign that the deceased were sinners, and they even mention them by name via mobile phones. What is your guidance? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This is a form of terror and intimidation, and this action is not permissible. Even if you see an animal coming out of a grave, you should cover up the owner of that grave and not know for sure; perhaps the animal is a creature that has entered a burrow and has no connection to the deceased. It is not your business to promote this matter and to have a bad opinion of the owner of the grave when you do not know. And if you know this, you should also cover up for him, because he is your brother and a deceased person. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Beware of these mobile phones. These mobile phones have been used to spread superstitions and heinous matters, so beware of them and do not accept them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-008-أصول أهل السنة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:53)
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