What is the ruling on one who worships the righteous due to a doubtful matter?
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Question:
This questioner says: A person went astray in the matter of intercession and worshipped the righteous due to a doubtful matter that presented itself to him. He went astray in the matter of intercession and worshipped the righteous due to a doubtful matter that presented itself to him. Do we pray over him?
Answer:
If he is persistent in this, and it was made clear to him and he was forbidden from it, but he persisted, then we do not pray over him. However, if it was not made clear to him, then we pray over him, because the invalidity of what he was upon did not reach him. Yes, and he claims to be a Muslim and testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, but he fell into what he fell into due to ignorance that was not clarified to him. Yes.
This questioner says: A person went astray in the matter of intercession and worshipped the righteous due to a doubtful matter that presented itself to him. He went astray in the matter of intercession and worshipped the righteous due to a doubtful matter that presented itself to him. Do we pray over him?
Answer:
If he is persistent in this, and it was made clear to him and he was forbidden from it, but he persisted, then we do not pray over him. However, if it was not made clear to him, then we pray over him, because the invalidity of what he was upon did not reach him. Yes, and he claims to be a Muslim and testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, but he fell into what he fell into due to ignorance that was not clarified to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من عبد الصالحين لشبهة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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