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What is the ruling on attending "wa'dat" gatherings for righteous saints that involve offering food, riding horses, and firing gunpowder near their graves?

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It is not permissible to organize or attend wa'dat (festive gatherings); officials must prevent them, as they are celebrations, and Allah has replaced all the festivals of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance) for Muslims with the two Eids: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Furthermore, these wa'dat are held in places where awliya' (saints) are buried, and an Eid can be temporal or spatial. These wa'dat are a means to excessive veneration of saints, devotion at their graves, and the commission of polytheistic acts.

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