What is the ruling on reciting the Burdah poem by Imam al-Busiri?
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Question:
He says: We have heard that it is not permissible to recite the Burdah poem by Imam al-Busiri, and it is said that whoever recites it has associated partners with Allah. What is the correct position?
Answer:
The one who recites it to draw near to Allah with it, as the innovators do, it is not permissible. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), because it contains verses of major shirk. So it is not permissible for a person to recite it while approving of it. As for the one who recites it while disapproving of what is in it, and recites it in order to know what shirk is in it, in order to refute it and warn against it, there is no harm. As for the one who recites it taking pleasure in it, or recites it while not disapproving of the shirk in it, this is not permissible. Yes.
He says: We have heard that it is not permissible to recite the Burdah poem by Imam al-Busiri, and it is said that whoever recites it has associated partners with Allah. What is the correct position?
Answer:
The one who recites it to draw near to Allah with it, as the innovators do, it is not permissible. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), because it contains verses of major shirk. So it is not permissible for a person to recite it while approving of it. As for the one who recites it while disapproving of what is in it, and recites it in order to know what shirk is in it, in order to refute it and warn against it, there is no harm. As for the one who recites it taking pleasure in it, or recites it while not disapproving of the shirk in it, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قراءة قصيدة البردة للإمام البوصيري؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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