Looking at those who claim descent from the Household of the Prophet for the sake of seeking blessing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from the Netherlands says: We have men who claim that their lineage traces back to the Household of the Prophet, and they order us to commit religious innovations (bid'ah), such as looking at them as an act of worship and seeking blessing from them because they are from the Household of the Prophet.
Answer:
Even if it were established that they are from the Household of the Prophet, looking at them for the sake of seeking blessing and worship is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It is a means of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and extremism. This is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from the Netherlands says: We have men who claim that their lineage traces back to the Household of the Prophet, and they order us to commit religious innovations (bid'ah), such as looking at them as an act of worship and seeking blessing from them because they are from the Household of the Prophet.
Answer:
Even if it were established that they are from the Household of the Prophet, looking at them for the sake of seeking blessing and worship is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It is a means of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and extremism. This is not permissible.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في أم الولد — islamhouse.com (57:17)
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