Supplication at the grave of a righteous man
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) at the grave of a righteous man, given that supplicating to Allah there has been tried and found to be answered?
Answer:
This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and this is not a means to shirk. One does not supplicate at the grave, nor pray at the grave, nor slaughter at the grave, even if the one doing this intends nothing but Allah. However, being at the grave is a means to shirk, even if only in the future. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) at the grave of a righteous man, given that supplicating to Allah there has been tried and found to be answered?
Answer:
This is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and this is not a means to shirk. One does not supplicate at the grave, nor pray at the grave, nor slaughter at the grave, even if the one doing this intends nothing but Allah. However, being at the grave is a means to shirk, even if only in the future. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (47:57)
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