Is circumambulating graves with the intention of seeking healing considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, people circumambulate those who have madness. They circumambulate them at the grave hoping for their healing.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
And they do this with animals as well. Is their action shirk?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is circumambulation, and circumambulation is worship. Their circumambulation of the grave to draw near to the grave so that this sick person and this madman will be healed is worship, because circumambulation is worship. He purified His House for those who circumambulate, those who stand in devotion, and those who bow and prostrate. Circumambulation was mentioned alongside worship, alongside prayer, alongside… Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, people circumambulate those who have madness. They circumambulate them at the grave hoping for their healing.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
And they do this with animals as well. Is their action shirk?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is circumambulation, and circumambulation is worship. Their circumambulation of the grave to draw near to the grave so that this sick person and this madman will be healed is worship, because circumambulation is worship. He purified His House for those who circumambulate, those who stand in devotion, and those who bow and prostrate. Circumambulation was mentioned alongside worship, alongside prayer, alongside… Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الطواف بالقبور بنية الاستشفاء يُعد من الشرك؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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