Is prostrating to an idol among the matters that are possible?
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Question:
A questioner asks about prostrating to an idol: is it among the matters that are possible?
Answer:
The court. Yes. My brother, we have only the apparent. The one who prostrates to an idol is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah); we treat him as we treat mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). We do not ask, "What is his intention?" Where did this detailed distinction come from? We say: the one who prostrates to other than Allah, whether to an idol or something else, is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and we apply to him the rulings for mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). Yes.
A questioner asks about prostrating to an idol: is it among the matters that are possible?
Answer:
The court. Yes. My brother, we have only the apparent. The one who prostrates to an idol is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah); we treat him as we treat mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). We do not ask, "What is his intention?" Where did this detailed distinction come from? We say: the one who prostrates to other than Allah, whether to an idol or something else, is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and we apply to him the rulings for mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل السجود للصنم من الأمور المحتملة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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