What is the validity of the statement that a da'iyah (caller to Islam) should not prolong his speech on the shirk (associating partners with Allah) of graves?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some callers to Islam say that a da'iyah should not prolong his speech on the shirk of graves, and that a brief, quick word of reminder is sufficient, on the grounds that the shirk of graves no longer exists now, and that it is not
Answer:
no longer exists now, and is it practiced in the cities? What is this? Is it not worship of the grave? This denies reality. Either he is ignorant, or he is misleading. They say, "These people say: Fight the shirk of palaces and leave the shirk of graves." They say this statement. Meaning, focus on the rulers and sultans and leave the polytheists at the graves; do not say anything to them. The shirk of palaces, not the shirk of graves. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some callers to Islam say that a da'iyah should not prolong his speech on the shirk of graves, and that a brief, quick word of reminder is sufficient, on the grounds that the shirk of graves no longer exists now, and that it is not
Answer:
no longer exists now, and is it practiced in the cities? What is this? Is it not worship of the grave? This denies reality. Either he is ignorant, or he is misleading. They say, "These people say: Fight the shirk of palaces and leave the shirk of graves." They say this statement. Meaning, focus on the rulers and sultans and leave the polytheists at the graves; do not say anything to them. The shirk of palaces, not the shirk of graves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة قول القائل إنه لا ينبغي للداعية أن يُطيل الكلام على شرك القبور؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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