What is the ruling on entering mosques that contain graves and shrines for the purpose of viewing and taking a lesson?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on entering mosques that contain graves and shrines, such as the Mosque of al-Husayn in Egypt, with the aim of taking a lesson and warning people about the ignorance therein, knowing and being certain that what they do is contrary to tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
Answer:
If your entry serves a benefit in calling people to Allah and alerting them to this, that is a good thing. But if it is merely sightseeing and tourism, it is not permissible, because this is entering places of shirk (associating partners with Allah) while you have not changed them and have not denounced them. Yes. Stay away from them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on entering mosques that contain graves and shrines, such as the Mosque of al-Husayn in Egypt, with the aim of taking a lesson and warning people about the ignorance therein, knowing and being certain that what they do is contrary to tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
Answer:
If your entry serves a benefit in calling people to Allah and alerting them to this, that is a good thing. But if it is merely sightseeing and tourism, it is not permissible, because this is entering places of shirk (associating partners with Allah) while you have not changed them and have not denounced them. Yes. Stay away from them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [274 -858] ما حكم دخول المساجد التي يوجد بها قبور ومقامات من أجل المشاهدة والاتعاظ؟ — youtube.com
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