The Difference Between Prostrating to an Idol and Prostrating Toward an Idol
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is there a difference between prostrating to an idol and prostrating toward an idol?
Answer:
Do not prostrate toward an idol; stay away from the idol, my brother. Stay away from it and leave this argumentation. They say, “I have not seen anyone prostrate to an idol, so do not declare him a disbeliever, because you do not know; perhaps he took it as a sutrah (barrier), meaning he found no sutrah other than the idol.” Glory be to Allah. Yes, this is the statement of the Murji'ah (a sect that excluded deeds from faith). It is the statement of the Murji'ah. Leave them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is there a difference between prostrating to an idol and prostrating toward an idol?
Answer:
Do not prostrate toward an idol; stay away from the idol, my brother. Stay away from it and leave this argumentation. They say, “I have not seen anyone prostrate to an idol, so do not declare him a disbeliever, because you do not know; perhaps he took it as a sutrah (barrier), meaning he found no sutrah other than the idol.” Glory be to Allah. Yes, this is the statement of the Murji'ah (a sect that excluded deeds from faith). It is the statement of the Murji'ah. Leave them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح فتح المجيد 020-06-1437هـ — af.org.sa (1:03:52)
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