The ruling on seeking blessing from the Ka'bah: Is it a religious innovation or associating partners with Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Are those who seek blessing from the sacred sites and their inhabitants considered innovators or those who associate partners with Allah?
Answer:
They are not considered innovators, because this matter was not legislated by Allah or His Messenger. It is not legislated for us to attach ourselves to the Ka'bah or to seek blessing from its stones. What was legislated for us is to face it in prayer and to perform circumambulation around it. It was not legislated for us to attach ourselves to it. This is considered a religious innovation.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Are those who seek blessing from the sacred sites and their inhabitants considered innovators or those who associate partners with Allah?
Answer:
They are not considered innovators, because this matter was not legislated by Allah or His Messenger. It is not legislated for us to attach ourselves to the Ka'bah or to seek blessing from its stones. What was legislated for us is to face it in prayer and to perform circumambulation around it. It was not legislated for us to attach ourselves to it. This is considered a religious innovation.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من تبرك بشجر أو حجر ونحوهما — islamhouse.com (50:38)
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