The Slaughter at the Graves of the Awliya with the Intention of Drawing Near to Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who goes to the awliya (close friends of Allah) and slaughters an animal at their graves, intending that the slaughter is for Allah?
Answer:
If he intends by it to draw near to Allah and slaughters at the grave, this is bid'ah (religious innovation); this is considered a forbidden bid'ah. But if he intends by the slaughter to draw near to the deceased, this is shirk akbar (major shirk). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on one who goes to the awliya (close friends of Allah) and slaughters an animal at their graves, intending that the slaughter is for Allah?
Answer:
If he intends by it to draw near to Allah and slaughters at the grave, this is bid'ah (religious innovation); this is considered a forbidden bid'ah. But if he intends by the slaughter to draw near to the deceased, this is shirk akbar (major shirk). Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:54)
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