A man calls people to the worship of graves solely for the sake of earning a livelihood, while he does not believe that they benefit or harm; what is his ruling?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One who calls people to the worship of the graves of the righteous, and devises schemes to earn a living from people, knowing that this is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and does not believe that the occupants of the graves benefit or harm, but does it merely for the sake of earning, this is

Answer:
preferring the worldly life over the Hereafter. Sustenance is in the hand of Allah; it is not at the graves. If he is sincere in his hopes, he seeks sustenance from Allah, not by guarding the graves and protecting them, because this is aiding them in falsehood and misleading people with these graves. This is a veiled call to the worship of graves. We ask Allah for safety.