What is the ruling on visiting places that contain idols?
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Question:
He asks: What is the ruling on going to idols and visiting the places where they are placed in some Islamic countries?
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to idols. It is not permissible to travel to them or go to them at all, because there is a fear that a person will be led astray by them. How can he go to them when he hates them and disbelieves in them? Yes. And it is obligatory that idols be destroyed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered Makkah, smashed the idols and sent people to destroy the idols outside Makkah, to al-Lat, to al-'Uzzah, and to Manat. He sent people to destroy them. The Messenger destroyed them, so it is not permissible to leave them. He said: These are remnants of the past, and this is not permissible. Yes.
He asks: What is the ruling on going to idols and visiting the places where they are placed in some Islamic countries?
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to idols. It is not permissible to travel to them or go to them at all, because there is a fear that a person will be led astray by them. How can he go to them when he hates them and disbelieves in them? Yes. And it is obligatory that idols be destroyed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered Makkah, smashed the idols and sent people to destroy the idols outside Makkah, to al-Lat, to al-'Uzzah, and to Manat. He sent people to destroy them. The Messenger destroyed them, so it is not permissible to leave them. He said: These are remnants of the past, and this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم زيارة الأماكن التي فيها أصنام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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