Fatwa on Wreath on a grave PDF Print E-mail
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Wreath on a grave
Q- Is placing a wreath on a grave of an unknown soldier equal to aggrandizing the awliya and pious people to the point of worshipping them?

A – This practice is a innovation, and excess in terms of revering the dead, and it is similar to the practice of those who (cross bounds in reverence) of pious people. It is feared that such a practice may lead to building domes above their graves, seeking their blessing, and then taking them as gods besides Allah. This practice should be stopped because it may lead to Shirk.

– Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts; Fatwa Islamiyah, vol. 1, p. 29


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