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This recording has been taken from the Miraath Publications website & has been digitally remastered (a little) to remove a little echo & background noise, walhamdulilah.

Shaykh 'Ubayd Al-Jaabiree (rahimahullah Ta'ala) was asked the following question:

He (rahimahullah Ta'ala) gave the following answer which was translated by Abbas Abu Yahya (hafidhahullah Ta'ala):

The Shaykh (hafidhahullaah) responded by saying that I presume the reason for this question is what is widespread amongst the people, which is well known amongst the people and related to the people, that the (bahr al mayit) the Dead Sea which is in Jordan, is the place or the village of the people of Lut (alayhis sallam). And we know from the hadeeth of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), where he prohibited that a person should go to places where a group or nation has been destroyed and punished (by Allaah). If he does go past that place, then he should pass through it quickly.[1]

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]

(ﷺ) sallAllaahu alayhi wasallam- May Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace.

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