The Ruling on Supplicating to the Inhabitants of Graves and Seeking Good from Them
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Question:
Muhammad Salih asks about Islamic creed. He says: May Allah bless you. Is visiting graves, making supplication at them, and seeking good from the inhabitants of graves considered a defect in creed? And is it shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
Yes, this is explicit shirk. Calling upon the dead and seeking needs from the dead is explicit shirk, major shirk, and may Allah protect us from it. It is obligatory that du'a' be made to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and that good be sought from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Muhammad Salih asks about Islamic creed. He says: May Allah bless you. Is visiting graves, making supplication at them, and seeking good from the inhabitants of graves considered a defect in creed? And is it shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
Yes, this is explicit shirk. Calling upon the dead and seeking needs from the dead is explicit shirk, major shirk, and may Allah protect us from it. It is obligatory that du'a' be made to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and that good be sought from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (41:28)
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