The ruling on one who says that those who call upon the awliya (close friends of Allah) are Muslims?
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who says: that those who call upon the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous are Muslims?
Answer:
The ruling is that it must be made clear to him that this is disbelief and misguidance. If he persists, he becomes a disbeliever like them. He must be shown their disbelief and their misguidance, and the evidence for it. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [al-Jinn:18] And He says, Exalted is He: [al-Mu'minun:117] So He called them disbelievers. And He says, Exalted is He: [Fatir 35:13] If you call them, they will not hear your call, and even if they did hear, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disavow your association of partners with Him [Fatir:14]. He called their calling an association of partners with Allah.
It must be made clear to him that calling upon them and seeking aid from the dead is the shirk (associating partners with Allah) of the polytheists. This is the shirk of Quraysh with al-Lat, and with other righteous people, and with the angels. We ask Allah for well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
What is the ruling on one who says: that those who call upon the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous are Muslims?
Answer:
The ruling is that it must be made clear to him that this is disbelief and misguidance. If he persists, he becomes a disbeliever like them. He must be shown their disbelief and their misguidance, and the evidence for it. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
so do not invoke with Allah anyone.
فًلا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًاAnd whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.
وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ لا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ إِنَّهُ لا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَThat is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs sovereignty. And those whom you invoke other than Him do not possess [as much as] the membrane of a date seed.
ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْ قِطْمِيرٍ It must be made clear to him that calling upon them and seeking aid from the dead is the shirk (associating partners with Allah) of the polytheists. This is the shirk of Quraysh with al-Lat, and with other righteous people, and with the angels. We ask Allah for well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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