Is it right to perform namaz on dargah
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Is it right to
perform namaz on dargah
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Ref:
Visiting of Dargah
Saeed bin Al-Musayyib reported from Abu
Hurairah that the Prophet (saws) said, "You
should not undertake a special journey to visit any place (of worship) other
than the three Mosques: the Sacred Mosque of Makkah, this mosque of mine (in
Madinah), and Al-Aqsa Mosque (in Jerusalem)."
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Beloved brother in Islam, the Messenger of
Allah (saws) forbade the believers from undertaking a special journey for the
sole purpose of visiting any place of worship, except the three Holy Masjids of
Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem.
Thus to undertake a special travel for the
purpose of visiting a ‘makbara’, or ‘tomb’, or ‘shrine’ or any place of worship
with the intention to offer prayers (except to the three holy mosques) would be
impermissible in Shariah.
But if one is in a particular place for
another reason, and wishes to visit a ‘makbara’ or graveyard where a deceased
loved one is buried, there is absolutely no harm.
Abu Hurairah narrated: "The Prophet
(saws) said: 'May Allah curse the Jews and the Christians for they turned the graves of their Prophets into
places of worship' (dargahs).''
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Aishah reported: "Umm Habibah and Umm
Salamah mentioned to Allah's Messenger (saws) a church in which they saw
drawings while in Abyssinia, whereupon he (saws) said: 'Those people used to build a place of
worship (dargah) over the grave of a righteous man among them when he died, and
make such drawings in it. These will be the worst of people in the sight of
Allah on the Day of Resurrection.''
Related by Bukhari and Muslim
It is indeed unfortunate and absolute and
utter ignorance, that after being specifically warned by the Messenger of Allah
(saws); some people who profess their belief in him and his message start
making and using the graves of the deceased pious slaves of Allah Subhanah as
places of worship and invocation!
If one invokes anything or anyone other than
Allah Subhanah, or if one invokes or call upon anything or anyone with Allah
Subhanah… there is absolutely no doubt that such a person will be committing
the heinous and abomination act of ‘shirk’!!!
It is the strict command and sole Right of
Allah Subhanah, as the Creator and Sustainer of the World, that He and He Alone
should be invoked for anything one desires and needs; for there is none in the
Universe who can give anything if Allah does not will to give, and there is
none in the Universe who can stop Allah if He wills to show mercy on His
slaves!
If one so much so as even tries to invoke
someone or something other than Allah Subhanah Alone, he will be committing the
most heinous of crimes in the sight of Allah Subhanah; that is, ‘shirk’!!!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 72: Whoever commits ‘shirk’ (invoking anything with
Allah), Allah shall forbid for him
Now to answer your
specific questions:
Is it right to
perform namaz on DARGAH for women or men, what does the Quran says about this?
My dear beloved Brother, first of all, visitation to a
dargah wherein one offers prayers to receive the aid of whoever is buried there
is strictly forbidden in the deen of Islam and it is considered as committing
"shirk" which is the gravest sin one can commit.
The author of Al-Mughni said: "It is not
permissible to build mosques around graves because of the statement of the
Prophet (saws) 'May Allah curse the women who visit graves frequently,
and those who build mosques (in the
graveyards) and those who place lights over the graves.'''
Related by Abu Daw'ud and Nasa'i.
It is not permissible in Islam to build a
mosque in a graveyard, and if some people have built a mosque in the middle of
the graveyard in ignorance, it is not permissible for the believers to offer
prayers in them.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
738 Narrated by Abdullah
ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) prohibited the
observance of prayers in seven places: on a dung hill, in a
slaughterhouse, in a graveyard,
in the middle of the road, in a bathroom, in the watering place where camels
drink and sit, and upon the roof of the House of Allah.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith
490 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
Abu Salih al-Ghifari reported: Ali (once)
passed by Babylon during his travels. The mu'adhdhin (the person who
calls for prayer) came to him to call for the afternoon prayer. When
he passed by that place, he commanded to announce for the prayer. After
finishing the prayer he said: ‘My
affectionate friend (i.e. the Prophet(saws)) prohibited me to say prayer in the
graveyard.’
The majority of the scholars and jurists are of the
opinion & have absolutely no difference of opinions that prayer (namaz)
whether fard or nafil is strictly forbidden in the graveyards or in places
where a grave is situated.
But if the place of prayer or mosque is built
outside the boundaries of the graveyard, there is absolutely no harm in
offering one’s prayers in them
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is only ones. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
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