The Ruling on Supplication at the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that they invoke Allah at the grave and ask Allah at the grave, and they say that this place is blessed. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). If one invokes Allah at the grave, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and a means to shirk. If one invokes the occupant of the grave and says that he is blessed and a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah), this is major shirk. Invoking other than Allah is major shirk. As for invoking Allah at the grave, this is a means to shirk and it is a bid'ah, except in one case: if one invokes Allah for the deceased, sends salam upon him, and makes du'a' (supplication) for him, that is a good thing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that they invoke Allah at the grave and ask Allah at the grave, and they say that this place is blessed. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). If one invokes Allah at the grave, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and a means to shirk. If one invokes the occupant of the grave and says that he is blessed and a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah), this is major shirk. Invoking other than Allah is major shirk. As for invoking Allah at the grave, this is a means to shirk and it is a bid'ah, except in one case: if one invokes Allah for the deceased, sends salam upon him, and makes du'a' (supplication) for him, that is a good thing. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:09:27)
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