The ruling on the presence of a grave inside the mosque to display the status of the Shaykh
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people have permitted the presence of a grave inside the mosque, and they use this as a basis for those who want to know the extent of the Shaykh’s knowledge and his standing. He asks: Is this basis and this statement correct? He says: Some people have made the presence of a grave inside the mosque a basis for those who want to know the extent of the Shaykh’s knowledge and his standing. He asks: Is this basis and this statement correct?
Answer:
This is a false statement. I mean, if we wanted to display the virtue of this Shaykh, his knowledge, and his status, would we build a grave in the mosque? Who said this? This is a cause for shirk (associating partners with Allah), not a cause for displaying the virtue of this Shaykh; rather, it is a cause for shirk. Yes, and this is an exaggeration regarding this Shaykh.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people have permitted the presence of a grave inside the mosque, and they use this as a basis for those who want to know the extent of the Shaykh’s knowledge and his standing. He asks: Is this basis and this statement correct? He says: Some people have made the presence of a grave inside the mosque a basis for those who want to know the extent of the Shaykh’s knowledge and his standing. He asks: Is this basis and this statement correct?
Answer:
This is a false statement. I mean, if we wanted to display the virtue of this Shaykh, his knowledge, and his status, would we build a grave in the mosque? Who said this? This is a cause for shirk (associating partners with Allah), not a cause for displaying the virtue of this Shaykh; rather, it is a cause for shirk. Yes, and this is an exaggeration regarding this Shaykh.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/اتخاذ القبور مساجد/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:11)
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