Using the waters of the Dead Sea and visiting it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using the waters of the Dead Sea? What is the ruling on visiting it? And is it true that it is a place of torment for the people of Lut?
Answer:
Allah knows best. They say this, but Allah knows best. As for intending to visit it, traveling to it, or going to it, this is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using the waters of the Dead Sea? What is the ruling on visiting it? And is it true that it is a place of torment for the people of Lut?
Answer:
Allah knows best. They say this, but Allah knows best. As for intending to visit it, traveling to it, or going to it, this is not permissible.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:05:24)
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