What is the ruling on demolishing the graves of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in secret?
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The questioner:
He says: We have in Tunisia many graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous. What is the ruling on those who enlarge these graves?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
Those who enlarge these graves. What? They reinforce them.
The Shaykh:
Only the authority demolishes graves; individuals do not have the authority to demolish graves. It must be done by the one in authority. If they demolish them without authority, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) will occur, and evil will occur.
He says: We have in Tunisia many graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous. What is the ruling on those who enlarge these graves?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
Those who enlarge these graves. What? They reinforce them.
The Shaykh:
Only the authority demolishes graves; individuals do not have the authority to demolish graves. It must be done by the one in authority. If they demolish them without authority, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) will occur, and evil will occur.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم هدم القبور الشركية خلسة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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