What is the ruling on going to graves and circumambulating with the grave-visitors with the intention of giving advice?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people ... say, "We do not go for circumambulation, we just look ... ."
The Shaykh : This is forbidden.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : They are students of knowledge.
The Shaykh : At the graves?
The questioner : No, but they say, "We will take a tour and look ... ."
The Shaykh : And then what?
The questioner : They leave.
The Shaykh : They do not benefit from anything, nor do they benefit others.
The questioner : Perhaps they benefit others.
The Shaykh : ... So we may say there is nothing wrong with it ... But if they walk around and just look, what is said? This is forbidden, because this also encourages them. They also say, "These people came and acknowledged us and circumambulated with us." Yes?
The questioner : ... as a concession ... .
The Shaykh : And what do they say? If he were a close friend of Allah and went with his deeds ... now he is in need of your supplication, he cannot be called upon.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I mean that ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is the grave of a close friend of Allah, this is the grave of a righteous person ... there are many of ... truly ... of the close friends of the devils, not the close friends of the Most Merciful. The close friends of Satan, not the Most Merciful, you find them, may Allah protect us, calling for the worship of themselves and lying to people, saying, "Do such and such, this is the Shari'ah." These are not the close friends of Allah; these are close friends of the devils.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... And as for the Shadhiliyyah method, it is ... .
The Shaykh : I mean, they denied it.
The questioner : They denied it, but ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : He knows this ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... the living.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : ... movements ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... with whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... these are sins, other than ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am speaking about the exaggeration regarding the righteous. Exaggeration regarding the righteous may lead to their being worshipped alongside Allah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people ... say, "We do not go for circumambulation, we just look ... ."
The Shaykh : This is forbidden.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : They are students of knowledge.
The Shaykh : At the graves?
The questioner : No, but they say, "We will take a tour and look ... ."
The Shaykh : And then what?
The questioner : They leave.
The Shaykh : They do not benefit from anything, nor do they benefit others.
The questioner : Perhaps they benefit others.
The Shaykh : ... So we may say there is nothing wrong with it ... But if they walk around and just look, what is said? This is forbidden, because this also encourages them. They also say, "These people came and acknowledged us and circumambulated with us." Yes?
The questioner : ... as a concession ... .
The Shaykh : And what do they say? If he were a close friend of Allah and went with his deeds ... now he is in need of your supplication, he cannot be called upon.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I mean that ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is the grave of a close friend of Allah, this is the grave of a righteous person ... there are many of ... truly ... of the close friends of the devils, not the close friends of the Most Merciful. The close friends of Satan, not the Most Merciful, you find them, may Allah protect us, calling for the worship of themselves and lying to people, saying, "Do such and such, this is the Shari'ah." These are not the close friends of Allah; these are close friends of the devils.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... And as for the Shadhiliyyah method, it is ... .
The Shaykh : I mean, they denied it.
The questioner : They denied it, but ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : He knows this ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... the living.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : ... movements ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... with whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... these are sins, other than ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am speaking about the exaggeration regarding the righteous. Exaggeration regarding the righteous may lead to their being worshipped alongside Allah.