The Ruling on Circumambulating Graves and Shrines

Question:
Your Eminence, the question is about those who travel to graves and circumambulate them, and hold celebrations, and the like?

Answer:
His answer is as previously stated: those who turn to graves, whether the graves are in their own land or in other lands they travel to in order to ask them, or seek aid from them, or circumambulate their graves, calling upon them and asking them for their needs—all of this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). They have likened their graves to the Sacred Ka'bah and directed their worship to them instead of Allah.And Allah the Exalted says in His great Book:[al-Bayyinah:5] And He the Exalted says:[al-Fatihah:5] And He says:: Know that to Allah alone belongs pure worship.[al-Zumar:2-3] And He the Exalted says:[Ghafir:14] And He says:: [al-Jinn:18] up to such noble verses.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: So the one who calls upon the dead, or trees, or stones, or graves has associated partners with Allah.Likewise, if he seeks aid from them, or circumambulates their graves asking them for his needs, or does something similar, or worships through circumambulation to draw near to them, all of this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). We ask Allah for safety. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He benefit us with your knowledge.
Your Eminence, in conclusion, I direct to you my sincere thanks, after thanking Allah,for your kindness in answering the esteemed listeners, and I hope that we will meet again and that you are in good health.

The Shaykh: We hope for that.