Is the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) the one who circumambulates the grave to draw near to the occupant of the grave, and the mubtadi' (innovator) the one who circumambulates it to draw near to Allah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the one circumambulating does so around the grave on the basis that he is drawing near to the occupant of the grave by doing so, then this is shirk akbar (major shirk). Yes. And if he circumambulates the grave on the basis that he is drawing near to Allah by doing so, then this is bid'ah (religious innovation). Is my understanding and my wording correct?
Answer:
We said it is bid'ah (religious innovation) that is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah); it is not enough to say it is merely bid'ah. This bid'ah is the most severe form of bid'ah because it is a means to shirk. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the one circumambulating does so around the grave on the basis that he is drawing near to the occupant of the grave by doing so, then this is shirk akbar (major shirk). Yes. And if he circumambulates the grave on the basis that he is drawing near to Allah by doing so, then this is bid'ah (religious innovation). Is my understanding and my wording correct?
Answer:
We said it is bid'ah (religious innovation) that is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah); it is not enough to say it is merely bid'ah. This bid'ah is the most severe form of bid'ah because it is a means to shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [181 -521] هل المشرك هو من يطوف حول القبر متقربا لصاحب القبر، والمبتدع من يطوف حوله متقربا إلى الله؟ — youtube.com
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