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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to visit the grave of a Muslim if his grave has been turned into a shrine, and he did not consent to it?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the grave of a Muslim if a structure has been built over his grave and it has been made into a shrine, and he did not consent to it?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible, because if you visit it while it is in this state, they will use you as an argument and say that so-and-so visited it and so-and-so approved of it and so-and-so endorsed it. As long as there is a structure on it, do not visit it, but make du'a for him. Even if you do not visit it, make du'a for your Muslim brother, even if you do not visit him. But as long as this obstacle is there, do not go to it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [837 /1350] هل تجوز زيارة قبر المسلم إذا جعل قبره ضريحا، وهو لا يرضى بذلك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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