The phrase “Maddad ya Husayn” and “Maddad ya Rasool Allah,” and visiting mosques that contain graves
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Most of the shaykhs in our country are Sufis, and they permit visiting mosques that contain graves and the awliya (close friends of Allah), as they claim, and praying at their graves. He says: When they are asked in radio fatwas whether it is permissible to say “Maddad ya Husayn” or “Maddad ya Rasool Allah,” they say yes, and that this is a form of the prescribed means of seeking nearness. He asks: What is the response to that? And what is the ruling on this statement?
Answer:
This statement is invalid, and this is not a prescribed means of seeking nearness; rather, it is false and prohibited. So you must clarify this to them, as we have mentioned, with wisdom, good admonition, and the best kind of argument, and do not remain silent.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Most of the shaykhs in our country are Sufis, and they permit visiting mosques that contain graves and the awliya (close friends of Allah), as they claim, and praying at their graves. He says: When they are asked in radio fatwas whether it is permissible to say “Maddad ya Husayn” or “Maddad ya Rasool Allah,” they say yes, and that this is a form of the prescribed means of seeking nearness. He asks: What is the response to that? And what is the ruling on this statement?
Answer:
This statement is invalid, and this is not a prescribed means of seeking nearness; rather, it is false and prohibited. So you must clarify this to them, as we have mentioned, with wisdom, good admonition, and the best kind of argument, and do not remain silent.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتلاعب الشيطان بالمشركين في عبادة الأصنام له أسباب عديدة — islamhouse.com (53:01)
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