The Ruling on Visiting the Traces of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
We have here some old traces that are claimed to be places the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by and intended, and many common people, especially foreigners, now visit them to pray and visit them. What is the ruling on this action? And can we say that it is a path to shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, this is a path to shirk (associating partners with Allah), because preserving the traces of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the places he passed by is a means to shirk and a bid'ah (religious innovation) in the religion. It is not reported that the Companions used to intentionally go to the places he passed by, stayed in, or sat in. They did not go to the Cave of Shira' or the Cave of Hira, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), after Islam and after the mission, did not go to the cave. Although before the mission he used to go to it to worship, but for a specific purpose at that time. But after the mission, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to the Cave of Hira. Likewise, it was not prescribed for the Muslims to go to the cave of Thawr where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) hid at the beginning of the migration. He did not go to it, and none of the Companions went to it, nor did the Muslims go to the tree under which the Pledge of Aqabah took place at al-Hudaybiyyah. When some ignorant people in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to go to it, he cut it down. 'Umar cut down this tree in order to preserve the belief of the Muslims. So, the fact that some people follow the examples that are said, and Allah knows best, that the Messenger passed by in al-Ta'if or elsewhere, this is not permissible. It must be denounced, it must be prevented, and these foreigners who want to corrupt the belief of the Muslims must be prevented from this thing and this thing must be denounced. And it is obligatory for whoever knows about it to report them to the authorities immediately, because this is a matter that is not permissible to approve of or be lenient with. Yes.
We have here some old traces that are claimed to be places the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by and intended, and many common people, especially foreigners, now visit them to pray and visit them. What is the ruling on this action? And can we say that it is a path to shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, this is a path to shirk (associating partners with Allah), because preserving the traces of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the places he passed by is a means to shirk and a bid'ah (religious innovation) in the religion. It is not reported that the Companions used to intentionally go to the places he passed by, stayed in, or sat in. They did not go to the Cave of Shira' or the Cave of Hira, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), after Islam and after the mission, did not go to the cave. Although before the mission he used to go to it to worship, but for a specific purpose at that time. But after the mission, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to the Cave of Hira. Likewise, it was not prescribed for the Muslims to go to the cave of Thawr where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) hid at the beginning of the migration. He did not go to it, and none of the Companions went to it, nor did the Muslims go to the tree under which the Pledge of Aqabah took place at al-Hudaybiyyah. When some ignorant people in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to go to it, he cut it down. 'Umar cut down this tree in order to preserve the belief of the Muslims. So, the fact that some people follow the examples that are said, and Allah knows best, that the Messenger passed by in al-Ta'if or elsewhere, this is not permissible. It must be denounced, it must be prevented, and these foreigners who want to corrupt the belief of the Muslims must be prevented from this thing and this thing must be denounced. And it is obligatory for whoever knows about it to report them to the authorities immediately, because this is a matter that is not permissible to approve of or be lenient with. Yes.
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