Seeking Forgiveness from the Deceased at His Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: He goes to the grave of a relative whom he had wronged, and he says to him while he is in the grave, "Forgive me." Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is asking a need from the deceased, and it is not permissible to ask needs from the dead. It is not shirk, but it is asking from the dead. Nothing is asked from the deceased. If he wronged him, he should pray for him and speak well of him, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: He goes to the grave of a relative whom he had wronged, and he says to him while he is in the grave, "Forgive me." Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is asking a need from the deceased, and it is not permissible to ask needs from the dead. It is not shirk, but it is asking from the dead. Nothing is asked from the deceased. If he wronged him, he should pray for him and speak well of him, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده التي كاد بها أكثر الناس — islamhouse.com (1:13:29)
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