What is the ruling on visiting the shrines in Makkah?
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Question:
What is the ruling on visiting the shrines in Makkah without the intention of seeking blessing, but only for sightseeing?
Answer:
Makkah has shrines, my brothers? This is a lie. There are no shrines in Makkah. There is only the Sacred Mosque and the sites of the Hajj rites: Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, and only during the time of the Hajj rites. They are not visited after that. There are no shrines. This is a lie. This is a lie, and it is a distraction for people. It takes them out of the Sacred Mosque.
And they perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in them and pray in them, and they take people away from the prayers. They take them there to take money from them. They take money from them and spend it, exploiting them, may Allah protect us, and misleading them. They exploit them with falsehood and mislead them. There are no shrines in Makkah, my brothers. There are absolutely no shrines, except Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, and only during the time of the Hajj.
What is the ruling on visiting the shrines in Makkah without the intention of seeking blessing, but only for sightseeing?
Answer:
Makkah has shrines, my brothers? This is a lie. There are no shrines in Makkah. There is only the Sacred Mosque and the sites of the Hajj rites: Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, and only during the time of the Hajj rites. They are not visited after that. There are no shrines. This is a lie. This is a lie, and it is a distraction for people. It takes them out of the Sacred Mosque.
And they perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) in them and pray in them, and they take people away from the prayers. They take them there to take money from them. They take money from them and spend it, exploiting them, may Allah protect us, and misleading them. They exploit them with falsehood and mislead them. There are no shrines in Makkah, my brothers. There are absolutely no shrines, except Mina, 'Arafah, and Muzdalifah, and only during the time of the Hajj.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم زيارة مزارات مكة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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