The embalming of priests before burial to deceive people about their righteousness
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Question : The question is: Is this a general rule? Because a priest’s grave was dug up and found to be in the same state as it was a hundred years ago in our country, and the world was in an uproar over it?
Answer : Yes, this is the embalming of your friend. Embalming is the original practice. Yes, indeed, to deceive people into thinking they have miracles.
And this is as the Shaykh of the Batayhiyyah said to Shaykh al-Islam al-Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him), who debated with him on creed and said to him, “We will test it. We will enter the fire, and whichever of us the fire does not burn is the one who is right.” Shaykh al-Islam said to him, “There is no objection, but on the condition that we do not enter the fire until we bathe in the river. And when we have bathed in the river and cleaned ourselves, we will enter the fire.” The man fled. Why? Because he had applied something to his body that is resistant to fire, and Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) realized this and said that to him.
So these open sinners are undoubtedly upon a false religion that the Islamic Shari'ah has invalidated, and it is not possible for this to be a miracle for them, but they may wait for the right moment and apply to him what embalms him.
Answer : Yes, this is the embalming of your friend. Embalming is the original practice. Yes, indeed, to deceive people into thinking they have miracles.
And this is as the Shaykh of the Batayhiyyah said to Shaykh al-Islam al-Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him), who debated with him on creed and said to him, “We will test it. We will enter the fire, and whichever of us the fire does not burn is the one who is right.” Shaykh al-Islam said to him, “There is no objection, but on the condition that we do not enter the fire until we bathe in the river. And when we have bathed in the river and cleaned ourselves, we will enter the fire.” The man fled. Why? Because he had applied something to his body that is resistant to fire, and Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) realized this and said that to him.
So these open sinners are undoubtedly upon a false religion that the Islamic Shari'ah has invalidated, and it is not possible for this to be a miracle for them, but they may wait for the right moment and apply to him what embalms him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1924 - تصبير القساوسة قبل دفنهم لإيهام الناس بصلاحهم - الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل -ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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