Some 'ulama adduce from this narration of Ibn Sa'd proof that tabarruk through the relics of the pious is prohibited. However, this inference is not strong, because it is possible 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) cut down the tree because he was aware that the tree at which the pledge was taken is not known to anyone; and because the tree that people claimed was the Tree of Ridwan and prayed near, should not be identified as the tree at which the...
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