Grave Worship Flashcards
What is the Arabic word for religious sacrifice?
Dhab.
The 2 types of grave worship include?
1) using righteous people as middle men and asking them to ask god for your forgiveness.
2) believing that dead righteous folk can forgive your sins without the need for god.
What is a reason for the prohibition for erecting statues and/or images?
Because future generations who are ignorant about the purpose of statues may be misinformed by satan to worship them.
7 restrictions on visiting the grave?
1) Reading my salad in graveyard is haram.
2) praying In The direction of the dead. The ignorant may think this prayer is directed to the deceased.
3) reciting Quran is not allowed.
4) the prophet forbade the white-washing of graves, building structures over them, writing on them or raising them above ground level.
5) the building of mosques over graves.
6) to prevent seasonal gatherings around grave.
7) setting out on journeys to visit graves.
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What are the two types of masjid switch graves?
1) the one in which the graves were built first the masjid
2) where the masjid was built first the grave.
What is the ruling with masjids and graves?
If the grave was there first then masjid is demolished and if masjid was there first vice-versa.
Summary of Prophet’s grave
The prophet was buried in the home of Aisha as that was where he died. Aishas home was connected to the mosque but separated by the wall. The prophet used to enter through a door on this wall. The companions sealed it so no one could enter. During expansion under a caliph, the mosque was technically inside the masjid. Precautions we’re taken so that they followed the Hadith about the prohibition of graves in the mosque and did not violate it. Even though the prophet is technically buried in masjid Al-nabawi, it is still permissible to pray there as it is a significant and special In Islam. This would apply to the other 2 mosques if there was graves there.
What did the prophet mention about those who pray In graveyards or where graves are located?
They are the most evil of mankind.
