What is the ruling on making a vow to light the graves and to assist the grave keepers?
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Question:
The questioner says: Making a vow to light the graves with oil or the like, or making a vow for the grave keepers to help them in their work, is this considered major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Making a vow for these people is assisting in falsehood. If the vow is for the grave and the shrine, this is shirk. But if the vow is to help them in their role as grave keepers and in serving the grave, this is assisting in falsehood. Yes.
The questioner says: Making a vow to light the graves with oil or the like, or making a vow for the grave keepers to help them in their work, is this considered major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Making a vow for these people is assisting in falsehood. If the vow is for the grave and the shrine, this is shirk. But if the vow is to help them in their role as grave keepers and in serving the grave, this is assisting in falsehood. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم النذر بإضاءة القبور وإعانة السّدنة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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