What is the ruling on praying in mosques where those who worship graves are numerous?
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The questioner:
He says: I live in one of the Arab Islamic countries, and in this country there are many who worship graves, slaughter for the grave, make vows to it, and call upon it for aid, among other things. He asks: What is the ruling on praying in mosques where such people are numerous?
The Shaykh:
The ones where such people are numerous. He enters.
The questioner:
Such people are numerous there, and also the mosques of the country in general.
The Shaykh:
If they display shirk (associating partners with Allah) in these mosques, do not pray with them. But if they do not display shirk and none of them is the imam in the prayer, pray with the congregation while carrying out da'wah (calling others to Islam) and explaining the truth to them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Is it permissible for me to pray alone in my home in that case and stay away from these mosques?
The Shaykh:
They display shirk. Look for another mosque, and if you do not find one, pray in your home or with your brothers. Gather together and pray in one of the houses or in a place. Yes.
He says: I live in one of the Arab Islamic countries, and in this country there are many who worship graves, slaughter for the grave, make vows to it, and call upon it for aid, among other things. He asks: What is the ruling on praying in mosques where such people are numerous?
The Shaykh:
The ones where such people are numerous. He enters.
The questioner:
Such people are numerous there, and also the mosques of the country in general.
The Shaykh:
If they display shirk (associating partners with Allah) in these mosques, do not pray with them. But if they do not display shirk and none of them is the imam in the prayer, pray with the congregation while carrying out da'wah (calling others to Islam) and explaining the truth to them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Is it permissible for me to pray alone in my home in that case and stay away from these mosques?
The Shaykh:
They display shirk. Look for another mosque, and if you do not find one, pray in your home or with your brothers. Gather together and pray in one of the houses or in a place. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في المساجد التي يكثر فيها عُبَّاد القبور؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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