What is the ruling on visiting historical sites, such as the site of the People of the Cave, for tourism, recreation, and getting to know them, and not for worship?
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The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : You are with Hisham Abu Mahmoud.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : Hisham Abu Mahmoud.
The Shaykh : Welcome, most welcome.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I have two questions.
The Shaykh : One question is enough for you.
The questioner : May it be good, if Allah wills, at your convenience.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And may it be the same for you, if Allah wills. Now, what about the places mentioned in the Noble Qur'an that are claimed to exist today, for example, the place of the People of the Cave, which is said to be here in Amman? Have you not heard of this before?
The Shaykh : How could I, when I am in Amman?!
The questioner : I mean, I do not know, because I saw you silent.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So my question is regarding visiting it.
The questioner : Not visiting it with the intention of, I mean, any intention, whether worship or something of these innovations, God forbid, but with the intention of visiting it as tourism, just to look around? What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : If you had listened to what I said.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And to expose the lie.
The questioner : Heh heh, because I only heard of it, so I do not know.
The Shaykh : No problem, have you heard that there are other places in the world as well where it is said that the cave of the People of the Cave is there? Have you heard?
The questioner : By Allah, what has reached me is that they say there is a place in Asia Minor, or I do not know where, and another place here in Jordan, it seems to me.
The Shaykh : No, we do not go far with you in our country, we are in Damascus.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is Mount Qasiyun.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A cave called the Cave of the People of the Cave.
The questioner : Also, heh heh.
The Shaykh : As for now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We are taking you from the East to the far West.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To Andalusia, to Spain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is also a cave they claim that the People of the Cave took refuge in it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the point is that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) did not specify for us.
The questioner : Of course, certainly this.
The Shaykh : In His Book.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Nor did His Prophet (peace be upon him) in his hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And therefore, every place claimed to be the cave of the People of the Cave.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is nothing but the lies of storytellers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or politicians.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or politicians.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what I have.
The questioner : In this case, my question is only, for example, going to look around, what is its ruling, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I answered you, I told you.
The questioner : Go to expose the lie?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Well done, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Did you not feel that I gave you permission to go?
The questioner : I wanted to be reassured.
The Shaykh : Well then, peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : You are with Hisham Abu Mahmoud.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : Hisham Abu Mahmoud.
The Shaykh : Welcome, most welcome.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I have two questions.
The Shaykh : One question is enough for you.
The questioner : May it be good, if Allah wills, at your convenience.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And may it be the same for you, if Allah wills. Now, what about the places mentioned in the Noble Qur'an that are claimed to exist today, for example, the place of the People of the Cave, which is said to be here in Amman? Have you not heard of this before?
The Shaykh : How could I, when I am in Amman?!
The questioner : I mean, I do not know, because I saw you silent.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So my question is regarding visiting it.
The questioner : Not visiting it with the intention of, I mean, any intention, whether worship or something of these innovations, God forbid, but with the intention of visiting it as tourism, just to look around? What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : If you had listened to what I said.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And to expose the lie.
The questioner : Heh heh, because I only heard of it, so I do not know.
The Shaykh : No problem, have you heard that there are other places in the world as well where it is said that the cave of the People of the Cave is there? Have you heard?
The questioner : By Allah, what has reached me is that they say there is a place in Asia Minor, or I do not know where, and another place here in Jordan, it seems to me.
The Shaykh : No, we do not go far with you in our country, we are in Damascus.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is Mount Qasiyun.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A cave called the Cave of the People of the Cave.
The questioner : Also, heh heh.
The Shaykh : As for now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We are taking you from the East to the far West.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To Andalusia, to Spain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is also a cave they claim that the People of the Cave took refuge in it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the point is that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) did not specify for us.
The questioner : Of course, certainly this.
The Shaykh : In His Book.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Nor did His Prophet (peace be upon him) in his hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And therefore, every place claimed to be the cave of the People of the Cave.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is nothing but the lies of storytellers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or politicians.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or politicians.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what I have.
The questioner : In this case, my question is only, for example, going to look around, what is its ruling, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I answered you, I told you.
The questioner : Go to expose the lie?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Well done, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Did you not feel that I gave you permission to go?
The questioner : I wanted to be reassured.
The Shaykh : Well then, peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
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