The ruling on the Bektashi sect that slaughters for graves and calls upon the dead
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from Albania who says: There is a sect among us in Albania, well-known in the world, called the Bektashi. It is a sect that combines Shi'ism and Sufism. They exalt 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they slaughter for other than Allah, they slaughter for graves, and they call upon their awliya (close friends of Allah) who are dead. His question is: They say they are Muslims. The Bektashi asks how to deal with them given their state?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you. He says: There is a sect among us in Albania, well-known, called the Bektashi. It is a sect that has combined Shi'ism and Sufism. They exalt 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they slaughter for other than Allah, they slaughter for graves, and they call upon their awliya (close friends of Allah).
The Shaykh:
In this regard, there is no harm. 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has his status. He is the cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the husband of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger, and the father of al-Hasan and al-Husayn. So he has his status, and he is the fourth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. So 'Ali has his status (may Allah be pleased with him). And as for... as for what?
The questioner:
They slaughter for other than Allah.
The Shaykh:
As for slaughtering for other than Allah, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Slaughtering for other than Allah is shirk. "Pray to your Lord and sacrifice." Say: "Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner." And I have been commanded to submit [to Him]. Just as one does not pray to other than Allah, one does not slaughter for other than Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
And they call upon the awliya (close friends of Allah) who are dead, and they say, "We are Muslims."
The Shaykh:
If they say that, they become Muslims and mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). You are mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from Albania who says: There is a sect among us in Albania, well-known in the world, called the Bektashi. It is a sect that combines Shi'ism and Sufism. They exalt 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they slaughter for other than Allah, they slaughter for graves, and they call upon their awliya (close friends of Allah) who are dead. His question is: They say they are Muslims. The Bektashi asks how to deal with them given their state?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you. He says: There is a sect among us in Albania, well-known, called the Bektashi. It is a sect that has combined Shi'ism and Sufism. They exalt 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they slaughter for other than Allah, they slaughter for graves, and they call upon their awliya (close friends of Allah).
The Shaykh:
In this regard, there is no harm. 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has his status. He is the cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the husband of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger, and the father of al-Hasan and al-Husayn. So he has his status, and he is the fourth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. So 'Ali has his status (may Allah be pleased with him). And as for... as for what?
The questioner:
They slaughter for other than Allah.
The Shaykh:
As for slaughtering for other than Allah, this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Slaughtering for other than Allah is shirk. "Pray to your Lord and sacrifice." Say: "Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner." And I have been commanded to submit [to Him]. Just as one does not pray to other than Allah, one does not slaughter for other than Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
And they call upon the awliya (close friends of Allah) who are dead, and they say, "We are Muslims."
The Shaykh:
If they say that, they become Muslims and mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). You are mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 211- حكم فرقة البقتاشية التي تذبح للقبور وتدعو الأموات - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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