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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What we see today of some people making du'a' (supplication) at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): is it said that this is making his grave an idol to be worshipped?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it taken from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
God’s Messenger as saying, “O God, do not let my grave become an idol which is worshippedصلى الله عليه وسلم اللهم لا تجعل قبري وثنا يعبد
Mishkat al-Masabih 750
that what we see today of some people making du'a' (supplication) at his grave is said to be making it an idol to be worshipped?

Answer:
The grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is far from it, protected, with walls in front of it and locks in front of it, and he does not see it and does not know where it is inside; this happens in the mosque.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [719 -939] ما نراه اليوم من دعاء بعض الناس عند قبر النبي ﷺ، هل يقال بأن هذا من جعل قبره وثنا يعبد؟ — youtube.com

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