The Ruling on Circumambulating Graves and Performing the Bid'ah of Mawlid Celebrations
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Question:
The questioner says: In our country, it is common to visit the shaykhs of the Sufis and circumambulate graves, along with performing the bid'ah (religious innovations) of mawlid celebrations, which include eating and drinking. What is the ruling on this? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
These matters that occur in some lands, such as believing that the dead benefit or harm people, and attaching oneself to their graves,
and performing innovations and festivals, such as mawlid festivals and others, all of this is due to the silence of scholars and students of knowledge. Their silence regarding calling people to Allah and explaining things to the people has led people to think that this is permissible. Because the scholars in their lands remained silent, people assumed it was permissible. In fact, some scholars even call for these things.
The people remain, may Allah protect us from that, and this has led to the spread of shirk (associating partners with Allah), the spread of worshipping shrines and graves, and the spread of bid'ah (religious innovations), because there is no one from the scholars to rebuke them. It is obligatory upon the scholars and the students of knowledge to stand up to call people to Allah with earnestness and sincerity, and to explain to people these matters of shirk and these innovations, and to warn them against them. This is the obligation of everyone.[Ali 'Imran 3:187] to make clear [Ali 'Imran 3:187] Why should there not go forth from every group of them a party to gain knowledge of the religion and to warn their people when they return to them, so that they may guard themselves?
When they return to them, perhaps they will be cautious. It is obligatory upon scholars, students of knowledge, and everyone who has zeal for Allah, everyone who has religion, to warn against these matters and explain their ruling, and not to remain silent about them, for their silence is a cause for their spread. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
The questioner says: In our country, it is common to visit the shaykhs of the Sufis and circumambulate graves, along with performing the bid'ah (religious innovations) of mawlid celebrations, which include eating and drinking. What is the ruling on this? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
These matters that occur in some lands, such as believing that the dead benefit or harm people, and attaching oneself to their graves,
and performing innovations and festivals, such as mawlid festivals and others, all of this is due to the silence of scholars and students of knowledge. Their silence regarding calling people to Allah and explaining things to the people has led people to think that this is permissible. Because the scholars in their lands remained silent, people assumed it was permissible. In fact, some scholars even call for these things.
The people remain, may Allah protect us from that, and this has led to the spread of shirk (associating partners with Allah), the spread of worshipping shrines and graves, and the spread of bid'ah (religious innovations), because there is no one from the scholars to rebuke them. It is obligatory upon the scholars and the students of knowledge to stand up to call people to Allah with earnestness and sincerity, and to explain to people these matters of shirk and these innovations, and to warn them against them. This is the obligation of everyone.
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَYou must make it clear to the people and not conceal it.
لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُونَهُWhen they return to them, perhaps they will be cautious. It is obligatory upon scholars, students of knowledge, and everyone who has zeal for Allah, everyone who has religion, to warn against these matters and explain their ruling, and not to remain silent about them, for their silence is a cause for their spread. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذهاب إلى مشايخ الصوفية؟ والطواف بالقبور وعمل المآكل فيها؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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