Making the wali a means of healing from illnesses and holding annual mawlid celebrations for the awliya
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 3627 ):
Q1: Making the wali a means of healing from illnesses, visiting graves with slaughtered animals and making it a vow, and holding annual mawlid celebrations for the awliya?
A1: Making the wali a means of healing from illnesses by saying, “O Allah, heal my sick person by the status of so-and-so the wali” is forbidden; because it is
a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and a tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) that is an innovation with no basis in the pure Shari'ah. And if his supplication is like saying, “O Imam, O Shafi'i, heal my sick person,” then it is major shirk. Visiting graves for the sake of remembrance, taking a lesson, and drawing a warning, and for supplicating for the dead with forgiveness and mercy is a recommended practice (sunnah). But visiting them to seek tabarruk (seeking blessing from a thing or person) from their people, calling for aid from them, and hoping for them to fulfill needs and remove distress is major shirk that takes one out of Islam, and refuge is sought in Allah. Vowing slaughtered animals for them is major shirk, and slaughtering for them even without a vow is major shirk. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Isra 17:23] And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:117] . And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: Making the wali a means of healing from illnesses, visiting graves with slaughtered animals and making it a vow, and holding annual mawlid celebrations for the awliya?
A1: Making the wali a means of healing from illnesses by saying, “O Allah, heal my sick person by the status of so-and-so the wali” is forbidden; because it is
a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and a tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) that is an innovation with no basis in the pure Shari'ah. And if his supplication is like saying, “O Imam, O Shafi'i, heal my sick person,” then it is major shirk. Visiting graves for the sake of remembrance, taking a lesson, and drawing a warning, and for supplicating for the dead with forgiveness and mercy is a recommended practice (sunnah). But visiting them to seek tabarruk (seeking blessing from a thing or person) from their people, calling for aid from them, and hoping for them to fulfill needs and remove distress is major shirk that takes one out of Islam, and refuge is sought in Allah. Vowing slaughtered animals for them is major shirk, and slaughtering for them even without a vow is major shirk. Allah the Exalted said:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him
وَقَضَى رَبُّكَ أَلا تَعْبُدُوا إِلا إِيَّاهُAnd whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.
وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ لاَ بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ
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