Using the hadith of Abu Waqid to excuse the worship of graves due to ignorance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people cite the hadith of Abu Waqid al-Laythi to excuse those who worship graves today on the grounds of ignorance, claiming that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) excused them?
Answer:
They are new to Islam; that is the reason for their ignorance. But the one who has lived in Islam, who hears the Qur'an, hears the hadiths, hears the sermons and exhortations, and says, "I am ignorant"—how long will he remain ignorant? He is not ignorant. The argument has been conveyed to him, and he is an Arab who understands the language he has heard. He has no excuse. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people cite the hadith of Abu Waqid al-Laythi to excuse those who worship graves today on the grounds of ignorance, claiming that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) excused them?
Answer:
They are new to Islam; that is the reason for their ignorance. But the one who has lived in Islam, who hears the Qur'an, hears the hadiths, hears the sermons and exhortations, and says, "I am ignorant"—how long will he remain ignorant? He is not ignorant. The argument has been conveyed to him, and he is an Arab who understands the language he has heard. He has no excuse. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (56:08)
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