The Ruling on Prostrating to Images
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on prostrating to images? Is it considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a Muslim from bending toward his brother when he meets him. Bending is ruku' (bowing), and it is not permissible to bend, so how much more so is prostration?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on prostrating to images? Is it considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a Muslim from bending toward his brother when he meets him. Bending is ruku' (bowing), and it is not permissible to bend, so how much more so is prostration?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : قول الله - تعالى - : { أفأمنوا مكر الله فلا يأمن مكر الله إلا القوم الخاسرون } — islamhouse.com (52:54)
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