What is the ruling on one who circumambulates graves?
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Question:
Does circumambulating necessarily mean that the one doing it is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
Answer:
If he intends to draw near to Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
But most of those who circumambulate do so to draw near to the graves; that is the common practice among them.
But if he circumambulates saying, "I am drawing near to Allah," this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) with the occupant of the grave.
Does circumambulating necessarily mean that the one doing it is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
Answer:
If he intends to draw near to Allah, it is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
But most of those who circumambulate do so to draw near to the graves; that is the common practice among them.
But if he circumambulates saying, "I am drawing near to Allah," this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) with the occupant of the grave.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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