The ruling on inviting the righteous to visit a commercial establishment seeking blessing
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, is it possible to obtain the consensus of the scholars of a past or present era by reviewing their books to know their opinions on issues?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that if you organize their books, you can obtain the agreement of their opinions, but do not call this consensus (ijma'), because consensus means that you follow the opinions of the scholars in the entire world, which is difficult. But if you find a group of scholars' statements and find them in agreement, you say, "These agreed on such and such," and do not say, "They reached consensus on such and such," because consensus is difficult; you must encompass the statements of the scholars in the entire world, and no scholar should be left out. You do not encompass the scholars of the entire world, but you say, "These are the opinions of those present," and this is considered agreement, not consensus.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is your opinion regarding some shop owners?
The Shaykh:
When one of them opens a shop, he informs some of the righteous people.
The questioner:
To visit his shop or mosque for the purpose of supplication and obtaining blessings.
The Shaykh:
This is not appropriate; it opens the door to evil. He opens his shop and relies on Allah without inviting someone who might bless it. He depends on Allah, relies on Him, uses honesty in his transactions, and succeeds, if Allah wills. He uses honesty and avoids deception and betrayal. If he wants blessing, goodness, and sustenance, he uses honesty and avoids deception, lying, and fraud. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, is it possible to obtain the consensus of the scholars of a past or present era by reviewing their books to know their opinions on issues?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that if you organize their books, you can obtain the agreement of their opinions, but do not call this consensus (ijma'), because consensus means that you follow the opinions of the scholars in the entire world, which is difficult. But if you find a group of scholars' statements and find them in agreement, you say, "These agreed on such and such," and do not say, "They reached consensus on such and such," because consensus is difficult; you must encompass the statements of the scholars in the entire world, and no scholar should be left out. You do not encompass the scholars of the entire world, but you say, "These are the opinions of those present," and this is considered agreement, not consensus.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is your opinion regarding some shop owners?
The Shaykh:
When one of them opens a shop, he informs some of the righteous people.
The questioner:
To visit his shop or mosque for the purpose of supplication and obtaining blessings.
The Shaykh:
This is not appropriate; it opens the door to evil. He opens his shop and relies on Allah without inviting someone who might bless it. He depends on Allah, relies on Him, uses honesty in his transactions, and succeeds, if Allah wills. He uses honesty and avoids deception and betrayal. If he wants blessing, goodness, and sustenance, he uses honesty and avoids deception, lying, and fraud. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 34 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/سبيل السابقين الأولين/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:20)
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