The Ruling on Buying the Udhiyah, Traveling for Condolences, and Seeking Knowledge from an Innovator
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The questioner:
What counts as designating it? Is buying the udhiyah, merely purchasing it, considered designating it, or is designation necessary?
The Shaykh:
No, provided it is designated by its owner.
The questioner:
Yes, I seek forgiveness from Allah. O Shaykh, if a man travels to offer condolences for a relative and to pray over the deceased in another country.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. The prohibition of traveling to a traveler is a recommended practice (sunnah). However, if the traveler is offering condolences, congratulating, attending a wedding, or buying and selling, there is no harm. The prohibition is specifically against intending a specific location to venerate it and for the good within it, which is not permissible except for the matters of the Salaf: the Sacred Mosque, the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Traveling to these is prescribed. As for traveling to the grave of Khalil (Abraham) or to visit a specific grave, or to visit graves in such-and-such a place, or a specific location...
What counts as designating it? Is buying the udhiyah, merely purchasing it, considered designating it, or is designation necessary?
The Shaykh:
No, provided it is designated by its owner.
The questioner:
Yes, I seek forgiveness from Allah. O Shaykh, if a man travels to offer condolences for a relative and to pray over the deceased in another country.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. The prohibition of traveling to a traveler is a recommended practice (sunnah). However, if the traveler is offering condolences, congratulating, attending a wedding, or buying and selling, there is no harm. The prohibition is specifically against intending a specific location to venerate it and for the good within it, which is not permissible except for the matters of the Salaf: the Sacred Mosque, the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Traveling to these is prescribed. As for traveling to the grave of Khalil (Abraham) or to visit a specific grave, or to visit graves in such-and-such a place, or a specific location...
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شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه — islamhouse.com (12:04)
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