Originally posted by: hukshila
Islam doesn't allow to ask anyone else accept Allah, not to go on graves / shrines asking for help or the wishes as Allah said that Allah answers our prayers when we call Him. here i m quoting some verses from Quran and a link of Ahadith where you can verify.
Check the verses of Surah Nahel 20-21
Those unto whom they cry beside Allah created naught, but are themselves created. (20)(They are) dead, not living. And they know not when they will be raised. (21)
Surah Zumar verses 43-44
Or choose they intercessors other than Allah? Say: What! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence? (43) Say: Unto Allah belongeth all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. And afterward unto Him ye will be brought back. (44)
example of those who call any one else except Allah in prayers
The likeness of those who choose other patrons than Allah is as the likeness of the spider when she taketh unto herself a house, and lo! the frailest of all houses is the spider's house, if they but knew. (41) Surah Ankabut
for Ahadith, check under the following heading pls in the given link
Chapter 47: FORBIDDANCE TO BUILD MOSQUES ON THE GRAVES AND DECORATING THEM WITH PICTURES AND FORBIDDANCE TO USE THE GRAVES AS MOSQUES
https://qurango.com/muslim/004.smt.html
Still if people goes to shrines / graves of walis (pious people) for seeking help or praying it has nothing to do with islam and its an Bidah(invention), which is strictly forbidden by Prophet Mohammad Peace be upon Him. Going on grave is not forbidden but praying there or seeking their help considering them they can help them beside Allah; is Shirk.
We can ask some one to pray for us if he/she is alive but can't go to shrines or some place like that as its Shirk (making partners with Allah) and Allah said in Quran
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. (Quran 4:116)
Shirk can only be forgiven after repentance and no one is allowed to make partners with Allah...when people go to shrines, that's due to a believe that those dead people are listening and can sort out their problem or can help in sorting out that.
WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED IN ISLAM...DO NOT JUDGE ISLAM ON THE BASE OF WHAT MEDIA PRESENT AS IT MISINTERPRET IT MOST OF THE TIMES, IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW, CHECK THE BOOK
https://www.quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx
in above link you can find Quran with different languages translations and recitations in the voice of different qaries...You are most welcome to contact me if you need to ask any thing, I will get back in my free time (for islamic answers it requir to find ref which can take time so it could be a delayed answer)
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