The ruling on circumambulating graves for the sake of da'wah
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Question:
What is the ruling on circumambulating graves for the sake of calling people to Allah? Is this issue a matter of scholarly disagreement?
Answer:
This has already been answered. This is like the one who says, "I pray at the graves to win people over, or I circumambulate the graves to win people over." So, glory be to Allah, you are committing what you forbid—shirk (associating partners with Allah) and bid'ah (religious innovation)—and you do it for the sake of reconciliation. This is not permissible, and reconciliation is not achieved in this way. Reconciliation is[An-Nahl 16:125] not by agreeing with them or participating in their misguidance and innovations.
What is the ruling on circumambulating graves for the sake of calling people to Allah? Is this issue a matter of scholarly disagreement?
Answer:
This has already been answered. This is like the one who says, "I pray at the graves to win people over, or I circumambulate the graves to win people over." So, glory be to Allah, you are committing what you forbid—shirk (associating partners with Allah) and bid'ah (religious innovation)—and you do it for the sake of reconciliation. This is not permissible, and reconciliation is not achieved in this way. Reconciliation is
with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best
بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-087-مظاهر ضعف العقيدة في عصرنا الحاضر وطرق علاجها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (58:53)
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