The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Do not enter upon these punished people unless you are weeping.”
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The questioner:
You must go to the dwellings of those who were punished.
The Shaykh:
When he passed by them, he covered his head and hastened. So do not enter upon the first of the punished people unless you are weeping. We ask Allah for well-being for us. Even if it were the best of admonition and lesson for you, it is not like what I intended unless you are weeping. Allah is the One to be sought for help.[At-Tawbah 9:71].
The questioner:
Shaykh, I say the intention is to travel for tourism or for reflection.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible what is permissible, except if he enters while weeping over the affliction, evil, and corruption that befell them. We ask Allah for well-being. And if the intention is tourism, then the obligatory thing is to be cautious. And if he is invited to pass by and there is a need, he passes by quickly. We ask Allah for well-being.
The questioner:
If he passes by them, but he intends them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is the outcome? The intention is what you intend. But whoever is afflicted by that, let him enter while weeping, and let him be cautious. Yes.
You must go to the dwellings of those who were punished.
The Shaykh:
When he passed by them, he covered his head and hastened. So do not enter upon the first of the punished people unless you are weeping. We ask Allah for well-being for us. Even if it were the best of admonition and lesson for you, it is not like what I intended unless you are weeping. Allah is the One to be sought for help.
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍThe questioner:
Shaykh, I say the intention is to travel for tourism or for reflection.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible what is permissible, except if he enters while weeping over the affliction, evil, and corruption that befell them. We ask Allah for well-being. And if the intention is tourism, then the obligatory thing is to be cautious. And if he is invited to pass by and there is a need, he passes by quickly. We ask Allah for well-being.
The questioner:
If he passes by them, but he intends them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is the outcome? The intention is what you intend. But whoever is afflicted by that, let him enter while weeping, and let him be cautious. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 13 - قول الرسول ﷺ( لا تدخلوا على هؤلاء المعذبين إلا أن تكونوا باكين ) - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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