Should one not remain silent on the issue of building over graves because it is not known to the common people, as mentioning it may lead to them becoming acquainted with this evil?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Should students of knowledge, especially in our lands, speak about warning against graves?
The Shaykh : What is the speech?
The questioner : About warning against graves and visiting them... the common people do not know this, so should they not do it?
The Shaykh : In my opinion, generally regarding this and other matters, all evils that are not widespread among the common people should not be discussed, whether the issue of graves or otherwise, because discussing them opens the door, and people will ask, "What is this?" Then, souls are always inclined toward falsehood. For this reason, people come to us saying, "Such and such happened," and we speak about it on Friday, or we do not speak. A hidden matter should not be fully publicized.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, may Allah bless you, now people are of two types; people have mixed, meaning those not in Najd have mixed with others from... the graves.
The second thing is that what is written in the books of the scholars of da'wah is very much, and our common people read them.
The Shaykh : Your common people do not read them.
The questioner : The Book of Tawhid, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Tawhid does not contain such detail.
The questioner : It is studied in the intermediate school.
The Shaykh : It does not contain this. As for the issue of those who come from other lands and do this thing, if it spreads among our people, we explain it; otherwise, we do not publicize it. This is my opinion, and this is wisdom. What is not clear to people is best left alone. However, if it becomes widespread among people, meaning in gatherings, then it must be explained.
The Shaykh : What is the speech?
The questioner : About warning against graves and visiting them... the common people do not know this, so should they not do it?
The Shaykh : In my opinion, generally regarding this and other matters, all evils that are not widespread among the common people should not be discussed, whether the issue of graves or otherwise, because discussing them opens the door, and people will ask, "What is this?" Then, souls are always inclined toward falsehood. For this reason, people come to us saying, "Such and such happened," and we speak about it on Friday, or we do not speak. A hidden matter should not be fully publicized.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, may Allah bless you, now people are of two types; people have mixed, meaning those not in Najd have mixed with others from... the graves.
The second thing is that what is written in the books of the scholars of da'wah is very much, and our common people read them.
The Shaykh : Your common people do not read them.
The questioner : The Book of Tawhid, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Tawhid does not contain such detail.
The questioner : It is studied in the intermediate school.
The Shaykh : It does not contain this. As for the issue of those who come from other lands and do this thing, if it spreads among our people, we explain it; otherwise, we do not publicize it. This is my opinion, and this is wisdom. What is not clear to people is best left alone. However, if it becomes widespread among people, meaning in gatherings, then it must be explained.