The ruling on naming a restaurant after a grave
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The questioner:
A questioner says: In our country, some Muslims opened a restaurant next to a grave that people visit. He named the restaurant after the grave. Is his action permissible?
The Shaykh:
Like his name.
The questioner:
Named after the grave? It is not permissible.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to go to this restaurant. It is not permissible. Beware of going to this restaurant, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), a call to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: In our country, some Muslims opened a restaurant next to a grave that people visit. He named the restaurant after the grave. Is his action permissible?
The Shaykh:
Like his name.
The questioner:
Named after the grave? It is not permissible.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to go to this restaurant. It is not permissible. Beware of going to this restaurant, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), a call to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
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