The Hanifi Scholars Clarify False Beliefs of The Grave Worshippers

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The Hanifi Scholars Clarify False Beliefs of The Grave Worshippers


Al-'Allaama Al-Aloosee (rahimahullaah) stated:

Indeed, it has been reported in a hadeeth whose authenticity is agreed upon, that: You (Muslims) will follow the ways of those who came before you step by step, so much so that if they were to enter the hole of lizard, you will enter it.

Therefore, he (salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam) stated that there will be amongst his Ummah those who will follow the footsteps of the previous nations, the (ways) of the pre-Islamic people of the Scripture and other than them, as has been explained in this hadeeth.

There is no doubt that what he (salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam) stated has taken place. There is no escape from it, because he is the truthful one, the one who is believed and he does not speak of his own desires. And of a surety those who cling to his guidance and follow his Sunnah are not the ones intended in this hadeeth due to what has been reported in (another) hadeeth about the sects, that they (i.e. those who cling to the Sunnah of the Messenger) are the saved sect and the ones upon that which the Messenger and his companions were upon.

Therefore, it must be that those who follow the footsteps of the (Jews and Christians) are the ones who have substituted and distorted (the religion) and (they are the ones) who innovated and deviated. They imitated the actions and deeds of those who have preceded with respect to building places and Masaajid upon the graves of their righteous people and calling upon them in times of important (events), distressful (situations), and other than that of that which the Jews, the Christians and the idol worshippers used to do. This (act of polytheism of the Jews, Christians and idol worshippers) has been reported in the authentic ahaadeeth.

The extremists and innovators of grave worship have a share of the characteristics of the pre-Islamic people of the scripture and the idol worshippers with respect to following their ways, footstep by footstep. We will mention some of this as a clear example of what we are discussing.

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