Circumambulating the Grave: Between Major Shirk and Religious Innovation
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the one circumambulating the grave does so with the intention of drawing near to the occupant of the grave through that, then it is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). And if he circumambulates the grave with the intention of drawing near to Allah through that, then it is bid'ah (religious innovation). Is my understanding correct?
Answer:
This is bid'ah and a means to shirk. It is not enough to say it is merely bid'ah; rather, it is the most severe of bid'ah because it is a means to shirk. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the one circumambulating the grave does so with the intention of drawing near to the occupant of the grave through that, then it is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). And if he circumambulates the grave with the intention of drawing near to Allah through that, then it is bid'ah (religious innovation). Is my understanding correct?
Answer:
This is bid'ah and a means to shirk. It is not enough to say it is merely bid'ah; rather, it is the most severe of bid'ah because it is a means to shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/5 شرح تجريد التوحيد/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:15:42)
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