The Ruling on Circumambulating Graves and Seeking Nearness to Allah Through Them
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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
This is a blessing, and may Allah grant success to all. It is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) if one circumambulates for the sake of the Prophet, or if one believes that circumambulation is prescribed at the grave, considering it a bid'ah (religious innovation). Whoever circumambulates to seek nearness to the Prophet, like the one who prays to the Prophet, commits major shirk. Similarly, whoever calls upon him or seeks his help commits major shirk. Or whoever circumambulates the grave of al-Badawi, al-Husayn, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir, or Khadijah commits major shirk if he intends to seek nearness to the deceased. However, if he thinks it is a means of nearness to Allah at the grave, it is a blameworthy bid'ah and one of the means to shirk. We ask Allah for safety from it, by day.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Answer:
This is a blessing, and may Allah grant success to all. It is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) if one circumambulates for the sake of the Prophet, or if one believes that circumambulation is prescribed at the grave, considering it a bid'ah (religious innovation). Whoever circumambulates to seek nearness to the Prophet, like the one who prays to the Prophet, commits major shirk. Similarly, whoever calls upon him or seeks his help commits major shirk. Or whoever circumambulates the grave of al-Badawi, al-Husayn, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir, or Khadijah commits major shirk if he intends to seek nearness to the deceased. However, if he thinks it is a means of nearness to Allah at the grave, it is a blameworthy bid'ah and one of the means to shirk. We ask Allah for safety from it, by day.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ٦ — archive.org (9:31)
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