What is the ruling on one who worships Allah at the graves of the righteous with the intention that the place is blessed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who worships Allah at the graves of the righteous with the intention that the place is blessed?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and a contradiction of the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He prohibited praying at graves; he prohibited praying at graves; and he prohibited making graves into mosques, meaning places of prayer. So it is not permissible to pray at a grave, whether a mosque is built over it or not, because this is a prayer that has been prohibited and is invalid. As for his saying that it is blessed, who knows that this is blessed? This is a claim about Allah without knowledge. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who worships Allah at the graves of the righteous with the intention that the place is blessed?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and a contradiction of the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He prohibited praying at graves; he prohibited praying at graves; and he prohibited making graves into mosques, meaning places of prayer. So it is not permissible to pray at a grave, whether a mosque is built over it or not, because this is a prayer that has been prohibited and is invalid. As for his saying that it is blessed, who knows that this is blessed? This is a claim about Allah without knowledge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3277- 4717] ما حكم من يعبد الله عند قبور الصالحين بقصد أن المكان مبارك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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