The ruling on those who circumambulate graves and believe that their occupants control the universe, and whether they are excused due to ignorance?
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Question:
Regarding the groups that circumambulate shrines and believe that their occupants control the universe, rescue the distressed, and so on: if one of these people dies, do we pray over him, and is he excused due to his ignorance, or what do we do toward them? Please give us a detailed ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent and the Noble Qur'an was revealed, ignorance ceased, praise be to Allah, and the proof was established. Those who circumambulate graves and call upon the dead for aid, while living in the lands of Muslims, hearing the words of Allah or reading them—and perhaps memorizing them by heart and reciting them—and hearing the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), attending the Friday sermons, and listening to the religious and scholarly programs broadcast on the radio that warn against shirk (associating partners with Allah) and command tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
These people are not excused because the proof has been established against them. If they die while engaged in this ugly act of circumambulating graves and calling upon the dead for aid, they are considered mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah) and disbelievers in Allah the Exalted and Majestic. This is major kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion. One does not pray over them, they are not buried in Muslim cemeteries, and their Muslim relatives do not inherit from them. We ask Allah for safety.
Regarding the groups that circumambulate shrines and believe that their occupants control the universe, rescue the distressed, and so on: if one of these people dies, do we pray over him, and is he excused due to his ignorance, or what do we do toward them? Please give us a detailed ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent and the Noble Qur'an was revealed, ignorance ceased, praise be to Allah, and the proof was established. Those who circumambulate graves and call upon the dead for aid, while living in the lands of Muslims, hearing the words of Allah or reading them—and perhaps memorizing them by heart and reciting them—and hearing the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), attending the Friday sermons, and listening to the religious and scholarly programs broadcast on the radio that warn against shirk (associating partners with Allah) and command tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
These people are not excused because the proof has been established against them. If they die while engaged in this ugly act of circumambulating graves and calling upon the dead for aid, they are considered mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah) and disbelievers in Allah the Exalted and Majestic. This is major kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion. One does not pray over them, they are not buried in Muslim cemeteries, and their Muslim relatives do not inherit from them. We ask Allah for safety.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم الذين يطوفون حول القبور, ويعتقدون أن أصحابها يتصرفون في الكون وهل يعذرون بجهلهم؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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