Conclusion of the Lesson on the Chapter of Slaughter for Other Than Allah

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, do you have a word on this chapter? We want to conclude this chapter with a final word in this great lesson.

Answer:
This chapter has brought us a great benefit. Many people have fallen into contradicting it, and that is the issue of slaughtering for graves and shrines. It is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted, and its practitioner is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) who will enter the Fire, just as one who slaughters for an idol enters the Fire if the idol is entered by his slaughter for it.
So what about one who slaughters a large number of camels and a large number of sheep for a grave? This is more severe, and may Allah protect us from it. It is not permissible to slaughter for other than Allah the Exalted, because it is worship, and directing worship to other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in all its types, including slaughter as a means of drawing near to the one for whom the slaughter is performed. Yes.