Building on graves and its connection to seeking blessing
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is building on graves a means of seeking blessing from them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a means; building on them is a means to seeking blessing from them, worshipping them, and believing in them. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who build on graves and make them places of visitation; he cursed them (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to prayer. Hammad and his eyes. Hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. Yes. In Muhammad is the means and the excellence. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is building on graves a means of seeking blessing from them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a means; building on them is a means to seeking blessing from them, worshipping them, and believing in them. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who build on graves and make them places of visitation; he cursed them (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to prayer. Hammad and his eyes. Hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. Yes. In Muhammad is the means and the excellence. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : من تبرك بشجرة أو حجر ونحوهما — islamhouse.com (1:03:15)
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