Going Annually to a Historical Islamic Town by Arrangement of the Centers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from Russia says: We have in Russia a historical town that was an Islamic state centuries ago. Now the Islamic centers in Russia are calling on Muslims to go to this place every year. They organize campaigns and require the imams to take their mosque congregation to that town, saying, “We are remembering our history and the history of our fathers who brought us Islam.” He asks: What is the ruling on going with them to these places?
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to these places, meaning by arrangement and habitual repetition. This is not permissible, so do not go with them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from Russia says: We have in Russia a historical town that was an Islamic state centuries ago. Now the Islamic centers in Russia are calling on Muslims to go to this place every year. They organize campaigns and require the imams to take their mosque congregation to that town, saying, “We are remembering our history and the history of our fathers who brought us Islam.” He asks: What is the ruling on going with them to these places?
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to these places, meaning by arrangement and habitual repetition. This is not permissible, so do not go with them.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:05:06)
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