The ruling on taking flowers to visit a sick person
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The questioner:
The questioner says: I heard that it is not permissible to take flowers to visit a sick person. Is this correct? And what is the reason for this?
The Shaykh:
This is from the practices of the Christians: going to the flowers for the sick person and giving flowers to the sick person. This is from the practices of the Christians. Do they believe in the flowers that youth is obtained through them? This is not permissible. It involves imitating the Christians, and it may involve the belief that these flowers bring about youth. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They buy them for high prices, they buy them for prices that have no value. Yes, it may be that money is spent on them based on their belief that they benefit the sick person. Yes.
The questioner says: I heard that it is not permissible to take flowers to visit a sick person. Is this correct? And what is the reason for this?
The Shaykh:
This is from the practices of the Christians: going to the flowers for the sick person and giving flowers to the sick person. This is from the practices of the Christians. Do they believe in the flowers that youth is obtained through them? This is not permissible. It involves imitating the Christians, and it may involve the belief that these flowers bring about youth. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They buy them for high prices, they buy them for prices that have no value. Yes, it may be that money is spent on them based on their belief that they benefit the sick person. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء أن الغلو في قبور الصالحين يصيرها أوثانًا تُعبد من دون الله — islamhouse.com (1:16:05)
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