What is the ruling on circumambulating graves?
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Question:
This person is asking about circumambulating graves, circumambulating graves.
Answer:
It is forbidden because it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If he circumambulates the grave intending to draw near to the deceased and ask him for things, this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). But if he circumambulates the grave thinking that this is obedience to Allah, and he does not ask the deceased for anything, but rather thinks that this is obedience to Allah, this is invalid and an innovation, and it is not permissible. Nothing is circumambulated except the Noble Ka'bah. There is nothing on the face of the earth for which circumambulation is permissible except the Noble Ka'bah, because Allah commanded circumambulation of it, and He did not make anything other than the Ka'bah, whether graves or otherwise, like it. So nothing is to be circumambulated.
This person is asking about circumambulating graves, circumambulating graves.
Answer:
It is forbidden because it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). If he circumambulates the grave intending to draw near to the deceased and ask him for things, this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). But if he circumambulates the grave thinking that this is obedience to Allah, and he does not ask the deceased for anything, but rather thinks that this is obedience to Allah, this is invalid and an innovation, and it is not permissible. Nothing is circumambulated except the Noble Ka'bah. There is nothing on the face of the earth for which circumambulation is permissible except the Noble Ka'bah, because Allah commanded circumambulation of it, and He did not make anything other than the Ka'bah, whether graves or otherwise, like it. So nothing is to be circumambulated.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الطواف بالقبور؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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