What is the ruling on going to historical sites for the sake of knowledge and recreation, not for seeking blessing?
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The questioner : If you please, our brother Abu 'Umar has two questions?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead!
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Shaykh, regarding the issue of going to historical sites, there are people who go to see the sites?
The Shaykh : Excuse me, going to what?
The questioner : The historical sites, the places called historical sites.
The Shaykh : Following the historical sites?
The questioner : No, no, not the sites.
The Shaykh : So?
The questioner : The historical places that are called historical.
The Shaykh : Ah, okay, meaning for sightseeing, for looking around, for blessing.
The questioner : No, not for blessing!
The Shaykh : So?
The questioner : Just for sightseeing.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is there anything wrong with this?
The Shaykh : If it is not done as a custom, but rather in the sense of: "I know evil not to do evil, but to avoid it," and "Whoever does not know evil from good falls into it," then there is no harm.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead!
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Shaykh, regarding the issue of going to historical sites, there are people who go to see the sites?
The Shaykh : Excuse me, going to what?
The questioner : The historical sites, the places called historical sites.
The Shaykh : Following the historical sites?
The questioner : No, no, not the sites.
The Shaykh : So?
The questioner : The historical places that are called historical.
The Shaykh : Ah, okay, meaning for sightseeing, for looking around, for blessing.
The questioner : No, not for blessing!
The Shaykh : So?
The questioner : Just for sightseeing.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is there anything wrong with this?
The Shaykh : If it is not done as a custom, but rather in the sense of: "I know evil not to do evil, but to avoid it," and "Whoever does not know evil from good falls into it," then there is no harm.
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