The ruling on those who seek aid from graves out of ignorance
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, those who seek aid from graves and slaughter animals and make vows to them, while they are ignorant of the rulings of the Shari'ah, are they excused for their ignorance? My brother, these people hear the Qur'an:[An-Nisa 4:36] and do not associate anything with Him.
Answer:
Allah has forbidden shirk (associating partners with Allah), and shirk is worshipping other than Allah, whether at graves, shrines, or otherwise. They recite His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:48] and they recite His saying, the Exalted: Indeed, He who [An-Nisa 4:48] has Allah has forbidden Paradise to him, and his abode is the Fire. And there are no helpers for the wrongdoers. He reads these verses and hears them, so why does he not ask about the meaning of shirk so that he may avoid it? As for saying, "I am ignorant," when is one ignorant? The Qur'an is asked about, and you hear the Qur'an and read the Qur'an, and you are a Muslim, why?
Your Eminence the Shaykh, those who seek aid from graves and slaughter animals and make vows to them, while they are ignorant of the rulings of the Shari'ah, are they excused for their ignorance? My brother, these people hear the Qur'an:
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًاAnswer:
Allah has forbidden shirk (associating partners with Allah), and shirk is worshipping other than Allah, whether at graves, shrines, or otherwise. They recite His saying, the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُAnd he who associates others with
وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يستغيثون بالقبور، ويذبحون وينذرون لها؟ وهل يعذرون بجهلهم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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