Does one who asks the dead for sustenance or gifts commit disbelief?
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Question:
Does one who asks the dead for sustenance or guidance commit major disbelief by the mere act?
Answer:
There is no doubt in it. If he calls upon other than Allah, then he is one who associates partners with Allah. Unless he does not know tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and shirk (associating partners with Allah), having grown up in a land where he does not hear the Qur'an and does not hear anything; in that case, it is explained to him. But if a person grew up in the lands of the Muslims, learned, heard, and read, yet he persisted in what he is upon, then he is ruled to be a disbeliever without doubt, because he is not excused.
Does one who asks the dead for sustenance or guidance commit major disbelief by the mere act?
Answer:
There is no doubt in it. If he calls upon other than Allah, then he is one who associates partners with Allah. Unless he does not know tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and shirk (associating partners with Allah), having grown up in a land where he does not hear the Qur'an and does not hear anything; in that case, it is explained to him. But if a person grew up in the lands of the Muslims, learned, heard, and read, yet he persisted in what he is upon, then he is ruled to be a disbeliever without doubt, because he is not excused.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [103 -939] هل يكفر من يطلب من الموتى الرزق أو الهدايا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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