M M Ceesay
I think we all agree on the prohibition of building elaborate tombs. The question is
what do we do with the ones that are already there? destroy them ?
This is a very interesting point to bring up .No one should be allowed to build them
anymore . In Lebanon for example there are the burial sites of prophets John
(Yahyah)) and Zakarieh (peace be upon them) . I found them very interesting and
educational in the sense that questions were answered that I did not know and knowing
the kind of environment they lived told me a lot about the lives of these prophets.
I did not worship the tombs but I actually went to see them out of curiosity . It
strengthened my faith further by solidifying what we were told in the Holy Quran 's
words and actual "evidence" quote ,unquote.
I will pass on this issue agreeing with you on all the main premises but begging to
differ on the issue of looking or visiting such historic sites.
Habib Diab Ghanim
MUHAMMED CEESAY wrote:
> Assamu alaikum Brother Habib,
>
> I must start by congratulating Brother Modou Mbye and Sister Jabou
> who I have sent in their brilliant contributions. May Allah (SWT)
> reward them. I entire agree with them. The point is not about
> showing our children and elderly who cant visit the sites as
> monuments of history. The point is about a prohibited act, a major
> sin (Shirk) and acting contrary to the orders of the Prophet Muhammad
> (SAW). Graves should be left simple without any decorations (Tombs).
> What I have seen in these tombs is quite disturbing and is
> undoutedly bid'a. May Allah (SWT) protect us.
>
> M.Mansour Ceesay
> LSHTM
>
> From: [log in to unmask] (Habib Ghanim, Sr)
> Sister Jabou
> It is not easy to practice the religion,. you are right.
> Tombs are a waste of resources and serve no purpose but just reminders.-History
> only-
> I visited the tombs of the prophet(saw)and those of Imam Umar and Ali inside the
> mosque in Medina. Almost all pilgrims do the same if they can.What I am saying is
> simple some cannot go so if they can look at the pictures through the net plus
> other mosques and castles etc. ,.there should not be any problems with that..
> Bida starts when a leader makes his followers do certain actions outside the
> accepted norms. This is not the case here.
> Maybe we are talking about two different things ??
> anyhow good night!!!!
> Habib
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 8/11/99 9:18:21 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > << I can go on with
> > certain examples like taking pictures of live humans or listening to music,
> > which
> > can be exaggerated by some whose interpretations are taken literally without
> > taking into account the present world conditions. There was no internet
> > during the
> > time of the prophets (peace be upon them) nor were there cars or airplanes
> > so is
> > it haram to fly in a plane or use a mechanical knife vs manual one to
> > slaughter
> > for halal consumption???
> > Lets be real and be up to date . Islam fits in well with all forms of
> > upgrades
> > including looking at pictures of tombs in the internet >>
> > ******************
> > Habib,
> >
> > If the practice was to adjust everything to the present World conditions, we
> > would not have anything of the Prophet's(SAS) sunnah and the directives of
> > the Qu'ran left, since we as humans are weak, and temptation strong. Islam
> > is not a religion whose directives one adjusts as it suits them. This deen
> > has very clear and concise directives, and one either follows it, or
> > innovates to suit their whims, or just plain leaves it alone. The point
> > here is that we are not even supposed to build tumbs, and now we have people
> > arguing about revering them.If anyone thinks this is OK, then it is their own
> > addition, and the directive about that is also very clear.
> > It is not easy to practice this deen,so inshallah, may Allah help us in our
> > efforts to do so in exactly the manner it was demonstrated to us by his
> > Prophet, and as laid out for us in the Qur'an. There is a hadith of Aisha
> > (RA) in which she says that the Prophet said that, if anyone innovates a
> > thing in this religion, meaning that they practice or add something that
> > was not advocated by Rasolallah or the Qur'an, thinking that it will bring
> > them close to Allah, it will be rejected.May Allah help us to recognize fact
> > from fiction, and keep us on the straight path so that our supplications to
> > him are not in vain.Ameen.
> >
> > Jabou
> >
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