Re: Bida’a…
I am not going to say more than I already have… make what you can out of it and try to help your self:
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=6744&dgn=4
Grave worship is wrong, shirk and was not done by Prophet, nor did he asked his Sahaba to pay respect to him in sajdahs or do the same to his grave. SHow of respect or no show of respect, niya or no niya, it is SHIRK. You are fooling no body but yourself.
Aqeedah:
http://www.allaahuakbar.net/aqeedah/index.htm
Great Audios, burn 'em and listen
‘The Jews split into 71 sects: one will enter Paradise and 70 will enter Hell. The Christians split into 72 sects: 71 will enter Hell and one will enter Paradise. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, my Ummah will split into 73 sects: one will enter Paradise and 72 will enter Hell.’ Someone asked, 'O Messenger ofAllah (Peace be upon him), who will they be?’ He replied, 'They Are those who follow my and my Sahaba’s path" (Tirmidhi, vol. 2, pg. 89)
Any excuses used to justify grave worship, grave prostrating wrong as it is totally against sunnah of the prophet AND his Sahaba. If you do it and want to continue, you are free to but that doesn’t mean you are doing something great or great service to Allah, his messenger, messenger’s companion or the dead person you are worshipping or so called “showing” respect through your Niya.
None of the stuff that I listed was ever done by the Prophet or his companions… I know, it sounds strange because you have been trained to do and practice the Desi Version of Islam… Kufaar of Makkah were also amazed when Prophet told them to worship ONE God and he did that for 13 years… even when they believed that Prophet DOES NOT lie, would not lie and yet they continue to believe what they thought was correct and what they were taught as kids by their parents and grand parents.
And for some this isn’t a greatly serious issue… you should go to data-darbaars and some graves of some other saints in Pakistan and see what type of BS people do there. Even in Kufa and holy places in Iraq… the graves of shia Imams are worshiped and people do sajdah to them. When Brailvies go to Madina, they try to do sajdah to prophet’s grave and the police has to come and turn them towards Makkah.
Shirk and acts of shirk and things that can lead to shirk maybe of no meaning to you but worshiping one God and Tawheed is the basis of Islam and it is a big deal for some out there.