The Ruling on Prayer and Supplication at the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on praying in the cemetery, or making du'a' (supplication) to Allah at the grave? And is it true that it is attributed to the Shaykh al-Islam that the one who does this is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), but rather a mubtadi' (innovator)?
Answer:
So it is not an innovation in Islam if he prays to Allah and makes du'a' to Allah, but he is at the grave; he is not a mushrik, but his action is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). However, if he makes du'a' to the grave, or prays for the sake of the grave, then he is a mushrik. But if he prays to Allah, or makes du'a' to Allah, or slaughters for Allah at the grave, we do not say that he is a mushrik because he did not slaughter for other than Allah. But we say that his action is haram (forbidden) because it is a means to shirk. You should know this.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on praying in the cemetery, or making du'a' (supplication) to Allah at the grave? And is it true that it is attributed to the Shaykh al-Islam that the one who does this is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), but rather a mubtadi' (innovator)?
Answer:
So it is not an innovation in Islam if he prays to Allah and makes du'a' to Allah, but he is at the grave; he is not a mushrik, but his action is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). However, if he makes du'a' to the grave, or prays for the sake of the grave, then he is a mushrik. But if he prays to Allah, or makes du'a' to Allah, or slaughters for Allah at the grave, we do not say that he is a mushrik because he did not slaughter for other than Allah. But we say that his action is haram (forbidden) because it is a means to shirk. You should know this.
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