Many in recent times have said that those who worship at graves and shrines are not mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), and that some of them are ignorant?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a question that has been repeated, and this one says: It has become widespread in this recent period for people to say that those who worship at graves and shrines are not mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), and that some of them are ignorant. So we ask for clarification on this, may Allah grant you success?

Answer:
They are ignorant, and what does he know about them? What excuses them when he does not know? If that is the case, it is mere speculation. Otherwise, those who worship at graves are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), because they worship other than Allah. And if it happens that one of them did not know, and the Qur'an did not reach him, and nothing reached him, he remains in his state of pre-Islamic ignorance (jahiliyyah); his case is then examined. But if he says, "Those who worship at graves are ignorant and not mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah)," I do not accept that. Yes.