Shaykh 'Ubayd Al-Jaabiree (rahimahullah Ta'ala) was asked the following question:
The prohibition from the Prophet (ﷺ), which is that if one passes through these places that he should cry or at least pretend to cry. The Shaykh says we do not have any yakeen (certainty) that this was the actual place. So due to that, there is nothing to prevent somebody from visiting this place for tourism nor anything to prevent a person from using the products made from the materials or substances from the Dead Sea.
1. Ibn Shihab reported, and he had been talking about the stony abodes of Thamud, and he said: Salim b. ‘Abdullah reported that ‘Abdullah b. Umar said, We were passing along with Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) through the habitations of Hijr, and Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Do not enter but weepingly the habitations of these persons who committed tyranny among themselves, lest the same calamity should fall upon you as it fell upon them. He then urged his mount to proceed quickly and pass through that valley hurriedly. Saheeh Muslim [2980b]
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