Rubbing the windows and doors of the Haram
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The questioner:
A person rubs himself against the windows and doors of the Haram, believing that this is a means of drawing near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If he seeks blessing from them, it becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah). But if he thinks he is drawing near through obedience, it is a bid'ah that is known to be a bid'ah.
The questioner:
It is to be rejected.
The Shaykh:
He knows it is to be rejected, so we know his innovations. So he should prostrate and not bow to anyone other than Allah with his heart, because he bows to escape coercion, if he is being beaten or threatened or killed, or if he is able to prostrate with the intention of Allah, because acceptance is by the intention of Allah, no.
A person rubs himself against the windows and doors of the Haram, believing that this is a means of drawing near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If he seeks blessing from them, it becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah). But if he thinks he is drawing near through obedience, it is a bid'ah that is known to be a bid'ah.
The questioner:
It is to be rejected.
The Shaykh:
He knows it is to be rejected, so we know his innovations. So he should prostrate and not bow to anyone other than Allah with his heart, because he bows to escape coercion, if he is being beaten or threatened or killed, or if he is able to prostrate with the intention of Allah, because acceptance is by the intention of Allah, no.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل الثاني عشر : كشف شبهة من زعم أن من أدى بعض واجبات الدين لا يكون كافرًا ولو أتى بما ينافي التوحيد — islamhouse.com (1:25:00)
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