What is the ruling on one who prostrates before an idol, but his intention is to prostrate to Allah, and he does so to obtain a worldly matter?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who prostrates before an idol, but his intention is to prostrate to Allah the Exalted, and he does so to obtain a worldly matter?
Answer:
[Al-Baqarah 2:67] He prostrates to the idol and says, "I am prostrating to Allah." Who says this except a madman or one whose creed is corrupt? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who prostrates before an idol, but his intention is to prostrate to Allah the Exalted, and he does so to obtain a worldly matter?
Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [144 /1350] ما حكم من يسجد أمام الصنم ولكن نيته السجود لله ولكن فعل ذلك للحصول على أمر دنيوي؟ — youtube.com
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