Slaughter at the grave and ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) other than with the Qur'an are religious innovations
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Fatwa number ( 6773 ):
Q: In my country, there are many shaykhs who do the following: When someone falls ill, they take them to these shaykhs, who recite verses over them and say, "Bring a ram, a bull, a camel, or other livestock." In the month of Shawwal, people pay a lot of money and go to them. Is this forbidden in our religion?
A: First, it is not permissible to slaughter camels, cattle, sheep, or the like at graves. In fact, it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the fold of Islam if they intend to draw near to the dead hoping for their blessing, because drawing near in this way is only for Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:162-163] Likewise, it is not permissible for men to strike the hand drum under any circumstances, but it is permissible for women to strike it at weddings to announce the marriage. Second: Ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the sick by reciting the Qur'an, dhikr (the 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 poems over you and order you to slaughter a ram or a bull, for example, is not permissible;
because that is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and consuming wealth unjustly. It may also be shirk (associating partners with Allah) if what is mentioned is slaughtered for the jinn or the dead, or the like, to ward off 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 who do the following: When someone falls ill, they take them to these shaykhs, who recite verses over them and say, "Bring a ram, a bull, a camel, or other livestock." In the month of Shawwal, people pay a lot of money and go to them. Is this forbidden in our religion?
A: First, it is not permissible to slaughter camels, cattle, sheep, or the like at graves. In fact, it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that takes one out of the fold of Islam if they intend to draw near to the dead hoping for their blessing, because drawing near in this way is only for Allah. 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 الْمُسْلِمِينَbecause that is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and consuming wealth unjustly. It may also be shirk (associating partners with Allah) if what is mentioned is slaughtered for the jinn or the dead, or the like, to ward off 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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