The ruling on offering sacrifice to someone other than Allah
Question:
“What is your opinion regarding the people who offer sacrifices at one of the Awliya's (pious people) graves, i.e., any spot where Muslim graves exist? Did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) command one of his Companions to do so?”
Answer:
“If the slaughterer offers sacrifices to the dead person, it will be a major Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship that takes the Muslim out of Islam). Offering a sacrifice is an act of worship and acts of worship are the sole rights of Allah. He who directs any act of worship to anyone other than Allah, will be a disbeliever. Allah (Exalted be He) says:
{Say (O Muhammad): "Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).} [Surah al-An'am 6:162]
{He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.} [Surah al-An'am 6:163]
If slaughtering is for the sake of Allah at this grave, it is impermissible because it is Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and one of the means of Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Means take the same ruling as the ends in forbiddance. May Allah grant us success.”
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullah bin Baaz
Source: www.alifta.net - Fatwas of Ibn Baz, Volume 28, Book on subject related to `Aqidah. Issued by the office of His Eminence on 20/6/1398 A.H., no. 1986.
“What is your opinion regarding the people who offer sacrifices at one of the Awliya's (pious people) graves, i.e., any spot where Muslim graves exist? Did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) command one of his Companions to do so?”
Answer:
“If the slaughterer offers sacrifices to the dead person, it will be a major Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship that takes the Muslim out of Islam). Offering a sacrifice is an act of worship and acts of worship are the sole rights of Allah. He who directs any act of worship to anyone other than Allah, will be a disbeliever. Allah (Exalted be He) says:
{Say (O Muhammad): "Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).} [Surah al-An'am 6:162]
{He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.} [Surah al-An'am 6:163]
If slaughtering is for the sake of Allah at this grave, it is impermissible because it is Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and one of the means of Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Means take the same ruling as the ends in forbiddance. May Allah grant us success.”
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullah bin Baaz
Source: www.alifta.net - Fatwas of Ibn Baz, Volume 28, Book on subject related to `Aqidah. Issued by the office of His Eminence on 20/6/1398 A.H., no. 1986.