Entering graveyards and visiting the graves of disbelievers
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The questioner:
The Shaykh’s position is that it should be for the poet to address every occasion of the Muslims.
The Shaykh:
What prevents this? What is the obstacle to this? He enters, perhaps he will become a Muslim, perhaps it will be a cause for his Islam. Yes, there is no obstacle preventing this. Yes, unless he causes harm in the graveyards or engages in bad behavior, in which case it is prevented, even if he is a Muslim. Yes.
The questioner:
From the domain of ownership.
The Shaykh:
Even a Muslim is permitted to visit the graves of disbelievers for the sake of taking a lesson. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited his mother’s grave at al-Abwa, and Allah permitted him to do so. It is permissible for a Muslim to visit the grave of a disbeliever, whether he is a relative or not, solely for the sake of taking a lesson. However, supplication is not permissible; he may not supplicate for them or seek forgiveness for them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to seek forgiveness for his mother, but He prevented him from doing so and did not grant him permission. Yes.
The Shaykh’s position is that it should be for the poet to address every occasion of the Muslims.
The Shaykh:
What prevents this? What is the obstacle to this? He enters, perhaps he will become a Muslim, perhaps it will be a cause for his Islam. Yes, there is no obstacle preventing this. Yes, unless he causes harm in the graveyards or engages in bad behavior, in which case it is prevented, even if he is a Muslim. Yes.
The questioner:
From the domain of ownership.
The Shaykh:
Even a Muslim is permitted to visit the graves of disbelievers for the sake of taking a lesson. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited his mother’s grave at al-Abwa, and Allah permitted him to do so. It is permissible for a Muslim to visit the grave of a disbeliever, whether he is a relative or not, solely for the sake of taking a lesson. However, supplication is not permissible; he may not supplicate for them or seek forgiveness for them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to seek forgiveness for his mother, but He prevented him from doing so and did not grant him permission. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنائز - 3 — islamhouse.com (26:34)
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