The Ruling on Supplication at Shrines
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Question:
We move on to another question that reached us via the program's mobile number. He asks, may Allah preserve you, about the ruling on supplication at shrines.
Answer:
It is not permissible to supplicate to Allah at shrines, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). If one is supplicating to the people of the shrines, that is explicit shirk; he is calling upon the dead and seeking their aid. This is major shirk, which expels one from the religion. However, if one is supplicating to Allah at the graves, believing that supplication at the graves is closer to being answered, then this is bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible, and it is one of the means to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We move on to another question that reached us via the program's mobile number. He asks, may Allah preserve you, about the ruling on supplication at shrines.
Answer:
It is not permissible to supplicate to Allah at shrines, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). If one is supplicating to the people of the shrines, that is explicit shirk; he is calling upon the dead and seeking their aid. This is major shirk, which expels one from the religion. However, if one is supplicating to Allah at the graves, believing that supplication at the graves is closer to being answered, then this is bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible, and it is one of the means to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء صالح بن فوزان الفوزان 04-03-1439هـ — youtube.com (47:47)
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