The married man goes to the grave of Sayyid Muhammad al-Salih and writes his name on the wall of his room
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The first question of Fatwa number ( 21454 )
Q1: Whenever someone gets married, he is required to visit a righteous wali (a deceased person, and a structure is built over him, resembling a room) named (Sayyid Muhammad al-Salih ). They write his name and his family title (the groom's name) on the wall of the room and light some candles there. We asked some of the elders about this custom, and they told us that this righteous wali had willed that he be visited.
by every person who gets married. They also told us that he passed away on the night of his wedding (the wali), and they consider what he willed to be a bequest that must not be neglected. They said: whoever does not go to him, write his name with henna, and light candles for him, will suffer from what happens on the night of his entry, such as impotence, or madness, or... or... or... We have heard of some grooms that when they rejected this custom and did not do it, some of what we mentioned happened to them, such as impotence and madness, and... and... etc. For your information, this wali is buried alone in a certain place, not in a cemetery with the other dead. Is it permissible for us to imitate them in this custom, knowing that all good and evil is in the hand of Allah? What does it mean that if the grooms do not go on the night of their entry, evil befalls them, and despite some medical attempts, they were not cured until they complied and went to this wali, wrote their names with henna, and lit the candles? Is the one who does these actions considered a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)? And how should one deal with those who do this custom out of fear that a calamity will befall them? Please inform us, may Allah have mercy on you, and may He bless us through you and benefit us with your knowledge.
A1 : It is not permissible to go to the graves of the dead with the intention of obtaining blessing from them, or obtaining success in marriage or other matters; because this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah); because these matters are only sought from Allah alone. So you must abandon this
bad custom and warn against it. The fact that the bride and groom achieve their objective if they do this shirky custom, and if they do not do it they do not achieve their objective, does not indicate the validity of doing this custom or its permissibility; because this is from trial and testing and gradual leading astray, and the evidence is only from the Shari'ah, not from customs. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his companions.
Q1: Whenever someone gets married, he is required to visit a righteous wali (a deceased person, and a structure is built over him, resembling a room) named (Sayyid Muhammad al-Salih ). They write his name and his family title (the groom's name) on the wall of the room and light some candles there. We asked some of the elders about this custom, and they told us that this righteous wali had willed that he be visited.
by every person who gets married. They also told us that he passed away on the night of his wedding (the wali), and they consider what he willed to be a bequest that must not be neglected. They said: whoever does not go to him, write his name with henna, and light candles for him, will suffer from what happens on the night of his entry, such as impotence, or madness, or... or... or... We have heard of some grooms that when they rejected this custom and did not do it, some of what we mentioned happened to them, such as impotence and madness, and... and... etc. For your information, this wali is buried alone in a certain place, not in a cemetery with the other dead. Is it permissible for us to imitate them in this custom, knowing that all good and evil is in the hand of Allah? What does it mean that if the grooms do not go on the night of their entry, evil befalls them, and despite some medical attempts, they were not cured until they complied and went to this wali, wrote their names with henna, and lit the candles? Is the one who does these actions considered a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)? And how should one deal with those who do this custom out of fear that a calamity will befall them? Please inform us, may Allah have mercy on you, and may He bless us through you and benefit us with your knowledge.
A1 : It is not permissible to go to the graves of the dead with the intention of obtaining blessing from them, or obtaining success in marriage or other matters; because this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah); because these matters are only sought from Allah alone. So you must abandon this
bad custom and warn against it. The fact that the bride and groom achieve their objective if they do this shirky custom, and if they do not do it they do not achieve their objective, does not indicate the validity of doing this custom or its permissibility; because this is from trial and testing and gradual leading astray, and the evidence is only from the Shari'ah, not from customs. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his companions.
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