The ruling on one who worships Allah at a grave and performs circumambulation and prostration
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is it true that anyone who worships Allah at a grave is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), even if he performs circumambulation and prostration?
The Shaykh:
One who worships Allah at a grave is not a mushrik, but he has committed an act that is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Even if it is circumambulation and prostration.
The Shaykh:
If the circumambulation is intended for Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because circumambulation is not prescribed except for the Ka'bah, and there is no other place where circumambulation is performed. However, if his intention is to honor the deceased, to honor the deceased, and to compare it to the Ka'bah, this is misguidance without a doubt. But if he did not intend to draw near to the created being, he is not a mushrik; rather, he has committed an act that is one of the means to shirk, and his intention was to draw near to Allah through this circumambulation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is it true that anyone who worships Allah at a grave is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), even if he performs circumambulation and prostration?
The Shaykh:
One who worships Allah at a grave is not a mushrik, but he has committed an act that is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Even if it is circumambulation and prostration.
The Shaykh:
If the circumambulation is intended for Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because circumambulation is not prescribed except for the Ka'bah, and there is no other place where circumambulation is performed. However, if his intention is to honor the deceased, to honor the deceased, and to compare it to the Ka'bah, this is misguidance without a doubt. But if he did not intend to draw near to the created being, he is not a mushrik; rather, he has committed an act that is one of the means to shirk, and his intention was to draw near to Allah through this circumambulation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ - 1 — islamhouse.com (49:50)
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