Slaughter for other than Allah, and seeking aid from the dead and the absent among the living
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Fatwa number ( 6773 ):
Q: In my country, there are many shaykhs, and they do the following: They beat the hand drums and go to the graves, where they slaughter sheep, camels, and cattle, and they cook food. Is this forbidden or not? They build a dome outside the city and beat the hand drums and drums there, and their voices are raised as they say: “Save us, O our Shaykh Jilani,” and other shaykhs. They walk among the people and take money, saying: “Visit the Shaykh, the son of so-and-so,” and so on. If one of the people falls ill, they take him to them, and they recite verses over him and say: “Bring a ram, a bull, a she-camel, or other livestock.” In the year, people pay a lot of money and go to them. Is this forbidden in our religion?
A: First: It is not permissible for them to slaughter camels, cattle, sheep, and the like on
the graves; rather, it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion of Islam if they intend to draw near to them hoping for their blessing. This is because drawing near in this way is for Allah alone. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:162-163] Likewise, it is not permissible for men to beat the hand drums in any case, but it is permissible for women to beat them in the context of marriage to announce it. Second: Seeking aid from the dead and the absent among the living, whether jinn, angels, or humans, and calling upon them to bring benefit or ward off harm is major shirk that takes one out of the religion. Allah the Exalted said: [Yunus 10:106-107] As for beating drums, it is not permissible for men or women. Third: Visiting the shaykhs of the Sufi paths by their followers to take money from them is begging and eating money by falsehood. It is incumbent upon whoever is able to advise them and restrain them to do so, and to advise the followers so that they do not pay them money except for its lawful right. Fourth: Ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the sick by reciting the Qur'an, dhikr (remembrance of Allah), and the Prophetic supplications
established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) is prescribed. However, going to the people I mentioned to have them recite verses over him and order him to slaughter a ram or a bull, for example, is not permissible. This is because it is an innovative form of ruqyah and eating money by falsehood. It may be shirk if what is mentioned is slaughtered for the jinn or the dead, or the like, to ward off their harm or bring benefit from them. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: In my country, there are many shaykhs, and they do the following: They beat the hand drums and go to the graves, where they slaughter sheep, camels, and cattle, and they cook food. Is this forbidden or not? They build a dome outside the city and beat the hand drums and drums there, and their voices are raised as they say: “Save us, O our Shaykh Jilani,” and other shaykhs. They walk among the people and take money, saying: “Visit the Shaykh, the son of so-and-so,” and so on. If one of the people falls ill, they take him to them, and they recite verses over him and say: “Bring a ram, a bull, a she-camel, or other livestock.” In the year, people pay a lot of money and go to them. Is this forbidden in our religion?
A: First: It is not permissible for them to slaughter camels, cattle, sheep, and the like on
the graves; rather, it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the religion of Islam if they intend to draw near to them hoping for their blessing. This is because drawing near in this way is for Allah alone. Allah the Exalted said:
(162) Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. (163) No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (162) لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ(106) And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the wrongdoers.'" (107) And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His servants
وَلاَ تَدْعُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ يَنْفَعُكَ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ (106) وَإِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلا هُوَ وَإِنْ يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَلا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِهِ يُصِيبُ بِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِestablished from him (peace and blessings be upon him) is prescribed. However, going to the people I mentioned to have them recite verses over him and order him to slaughter a ram or a bull, for example, is not permissible. This is because it is an innovative form of ruqyah and eating money by falsehood. It may be shirk if what is mentioned is slaughtered for the jinn or the dead, or the like, to ward off their harm or bring benefit from them. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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