The Presence of Idols and Ruins in Muslim Lands
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people say that there is no harm in the presence of idols and ruins in Muslim lands, because they cannot be worshipped other than Allah. They say that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) conquered many lands and did not demolish those idols.
Answer:
How do you know that they did not demolish the idols? Did they not demolish the idols, or did they leave them? What makes you think they did not demolish the idols? You are lying about them. The land was not purified except through the jihad of the Companions and the Muslims and the removal of idols and false gods. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people say that there is no harm in the presence of idols and ruins in Muslim lands, because they cannot be worshipped other than Allah. They say that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) conquered many lands and did not demolish those idols.
Answer:
How do you know that they did not demolish the idols? Did they not demolish the idols, or did they leave them? What makes you think they did not demolish the idols? You are lying about them. The land was not purified except through the jihad of the Companions and the Muslims and the removal of idols and false gods. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (52:25)
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