The ruling on eating the meat of one who draws near to the people of graves through supplication or calling for aid
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The questioner:
She asks, saying: Our mother has relatives who draw near to the people of graves, and she eats from their slaughtered animals. We asked her to disavow them, but she did not respond. What is the guidance of Your Eminence? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Those who draw near to the people of graves through supplication, calling for aid, or slaughtered animals are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). One must leave their slaughtered meat; it is obligatory to leave their meat, to disapprove of them, to call them to Allah, and to guide them to good, so that perhaps they may be guided. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden the meat of the disbeliever, except for the People of the Book, namely the Jews and the Christians, if they slaughter it for other than their gods, but rather for the meat, and they mention the name of Allah over it. As for the worshippers of graves, the callers to the dead, and those who seek aid from the dead, their slaughtered meat is haram (forbidden). Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious of it, while calling them to Allah, guiding them, and teaching them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them through great means. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
She asks about her mother's relationship with those, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and whether this affects her religion?
The Shaykh:
Good, good.
The questioner:
She asks about her mother's relationship with those who draw near to the dead, and with her father whose description she mentioned, then she asks: Does that affect her belief, or…
The Shaykh:
In any case, it is obligatory for her to disapprove and to admonish them. It does not harm her if she disapproves of them and teaches them, for she has then fulfilled what is required of her, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
As for the mother, what is her belief?
The Shaykh:
She must teach them and recite to them, and she must teach her father and seek the help of people of good who possess knowledge so that they can assist her in calling them to Allah and being kind to them. Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, said regarding the children of disbelievers:[Luqman 31:15] So she must be kind to them, be gentle with them, and address them in the best manner, while being earnest in calling them to what is good, and seeking the help of good people in calling her parents to what is good, from among scholars and righteous people, perhaps they will be guided from
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
If her father has passed away, what is their conduct in that case?
The Shaykh:
They do not pray for him, nor seek forgiveness for him. If he died upon disbelief, they do not pray for him, nor seek forgiveness for him, because he died upon disbelief. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:113] nearness. So the point is that they do not seek forgiveness for them, nor pray for them, nor give charity on their behalf after they have died worshipping graves, calling upon the dead for aid, and the like. We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
She asks, saying: Our mother has relatives who draw near to the people of graves, and she eats from their slaughtered animals. We asked her to disavow them, but she did not respond. What is the guidance of Your Eminence? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Those who draw near to the people of graves through supplication, calling for aid, or slaughtered animals are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). One must leave their slaughtered meat; it is obligatory to leave their meat, to disapprove of them, to call them to Allah, and to guide them to good, so that perhaps they may be guided. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has forbidden the meat of the disbeliever, except for the People of the Book, namely the Jews and the Christians, if they slaughter it for other than their gods, but rather for the meat, and they mention the name of Allah over it. As for the worshippers of graves, the callers to the dead, and those who seek aid from the dead, their slaughtered meat is haram (forbidden). Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious of it, while calling them to Allah, guiding them, and teaching them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them through great means. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
She asks about her mother's relationship with those, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and whether this affects her religion?
The Shaykh:
Good, good.
The questioner:
She asks about her mother's relationship with those who draw near to the dead, and with her father whose description she mentioned, then she asks: Does that affect her belief, or…
The Shaykh:
In any case, it is obligatory for her to disapprove and to admonish them. It does not harm her if she disapproves of them and teaches them, for she has then fulfilled what is required of her, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
As for the mother, what is her belief?
The Shaykh:
She must teach them and recite to them, and she must teach her father and seek the help of people of good who possess knowledge so that they can assist her in calling them to Allah and being kind to them. Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, said regarding the children of disbelievers:
but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness
وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
If her father has passed away, what is their conduct in that case?
The Shaykh:
They do not pray for him, nor seek forgiveness for him. If he died upon disbelief, they do not pray for him, nor seek forgiveness for him, because he died upon disbelief. Allah the Exalted said:
It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 3255 - حكم أكل ذبيحة من يتقرب إلى أصحاب القبور بالدعاء أو الاستغاثة - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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