The Ruling on Visiting the Graves of Disbelievers
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The questioner : That is, it is permissible to visit the graves of disbelievers for the sake of taking a lesson, but on the condition that this man is not one who is followed as an example. Because the intention of taking a lesson is apparent, but is it also hidden? It is hidden; not everyone knows it. One might think that the apparent reason he went was to visit, for example, the grave of a certain disbelieving head of state, out of respect for him. And what is in that?
The Shaykh : And he might go visit it and say, "This is a lesson: this man who used to rule, for example, the greatest state in the world, is now in a hole being punished. This is a lesson." But who says that people think this is a lesson? Yes.
The presenter : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : Huh? What? He enters the viewing area.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "I enter the cemetery"?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The cemetery of the disbelievers—how does one visit it? And is a visit possible without reaching the cemetery?
The Shaykh : And he might go visit it and say, "This is a lesson: this man who used to rule, for example, the greatest state in the world, is now in a hole being punished. This is a lesson." But who says that people think this is a lesson? Yes.
The presenter : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : Huh? What? He enters the viewing area.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "I enter the cemetery"?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The cemetery of the disbelievers—how does one visit it? And is a visit possible without reaching the cemetery?
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 62 - 63 حكم زيارة قبور الكفار - نخبة الفكر - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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