Visiting the graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah) for the purpose of looking
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Question:
What is the ruling on going to the graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah), not for circumambulation, nor for worship, but only to look at what is there?
Answer:
If his intention is merely to look and he does not denounce the wrong, then it is not permissible for him to go there. But if his intention is to denounce the wrong and he writes about it to the awliya (close friends of Allah) or to the scholars so that they may warn against this action, then if his intention is to denounce the wrong, that is a good thing. But if his intention is merely to look and he does not denounce the wrong, then it is not permissible. Yes.
What is the ruling on going to the graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah), not for circumambulation, nor for worship, but only to look at what is there?
Answer:
If his intention is merely to look and he does not denounce the wrong, then it is not permissible for him to go there. But if his intention is to denounce the wrong and he writes about it to the awliya (close friends of Allah) or to the scholars so that they may warn against this action, then if his intention is to denounce the wrong, that is a good thing. But if his intention is merely to look and he does not denounce the wrong, then it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-51-منهج أئمة الدعوة في مسائل التكفير والخروج|صالح الفوزان|العام — youtube.com (1:00:26)
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