Does Religious Law Permit Visiting Egyptian Pyramids?
Saudi religious authorities have recently been probing the issue of whether a Muslim is permitted to visit the Egyptian pyramids – a tourist site favored by the Saudis – or any other tombs of infidels. Fatwas have been issued permitting visiting the pyramids only for the sake of learning a moral lesson (pertaining to death and the world to come) based on the Prophet’s words in the hadith: “Visit tombs, for they remind you of the world to come.” Other religious authorities, however, have prohibited visiting the pyramids because they are tombs of infidels. The following are opinions of some well-known religious scholars: Saudi University Lecturers: Visiting The Pyramids is Permissible – Under Certain Conditions In July 2007, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khudhairi, lecturer at Al-Qassim University in Saudi Arabia, posted on www.Islamlight.net a fatwa permitting visiting the Egyptian pyramids for the sake of learning a moral lesson. Following is the translation of the fatwa: “To the best of my knowledg
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