Who are the grave-worshippers described as committing shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it is repeated in your words, may Allah preserve you, that the people of graves and the grave-worshippers are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). So, is the intention those who call upon and seek aid from the owner of the grave, or those who ask the owner of the grave to intercede for them with Allah, or is it the one who calls upon Allah only at the grave, or also the one who circumambulates the grave while calling upon Allah only and nothing else? Are all of these people mushrikin, or is there a distinction in the matter?
The Shaykh:
The grave-worshippers are those who draw near to the owners of graves with types of worship, such as slaughtering, making vows, seeking blessing, and others. So, those are grave-worshippers and mushrikin, because they directed worship to other than Allah. As for the one who worships Allah at the grave
The questioner:
who thinks that this is a cause for the answer or a cause for the acceptance of the supplication
The Shaykh:
then this is an innovator, meaning he is considered an innovator, and his act is not a means of shirk? And how many times have we said this, and how many times have we explained it?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it is repeated in your words, may Allah preserve you, that the people of graves and the grave-worshippers are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). So, is the intention those who call upon and seek aid from the owner of the grave, or those who ask the owner of the grave to intercede for them with Allah, or is it the one who calls upon Allah only at the grave, or also the one who circumambulates the grave while calling upon Allah only and nothing else? Are all of these people mushrikin, or is there a distinction in the matter?
The Shaykh:
The grave-worshippers are those who draw near to the owners of graves with types of worship, such as slaughtering, making vows, seeking blessing, and others. So, those are grave-worshippers and mushrikin, because they directed worship to other than Allah. As for the one who worships Allah at the grave
The questioner:
who thinks that this is a cause for the answer or a cause for the acceptance of the supplication
The Shaykh:
then this is an innovator, meaning he is considered an innovator, and his act is not a means of shirk? And how many times have we said this, and how many times have we explained it?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30- مَن هم القبوريون الموصوفون بالشرك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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