Is it permissible to visit the graves of the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the scholars, and the righteous?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible to visit the graves of the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the scholars, and the righteous?
Answer:
Visiting them is permissible if the purpose is to greet them, make du'a' (supplication) for them, and be reminded of the state of the dead. This is recommended (mustahabb); it is a recommended and prescribed visit. However, if the intention behind visiting them is to seek blessing (tabarruk) from their soil, to call upon them for aid (istighathah), to ask them for one's needs, or to make vows (nadhr) to them, then this is a visit involving shirk (associating partners with Allah) and is not permissible. Whoever does so becomes a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible to visit the graves of the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the scholars, and the righteous?
Answer:
Visiting them is permissible if the purpose is to greet them, make du'a' (supplication) for them, and be reminded of the state of the dead. This is recommended (mustahabb); it is a recommended and prescribed visit. However, if the intention behind visiting them is to seek blessing (tabarruk) from their soil, to call upon them for aid (istighathah), to ask them for one's needs, or to make vows (nadhr) to them, then this is a visit involving shirk (associating partners with Allah) and is not permissible. Whoever does so becomes a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل جائز زيارة قبور الأنبياء والأولياء والعلماء والصالحين؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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