Does Believing in the Special Acceptance of Dua at Certain Mosques Constitute Shirk?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

Is it shirk to believe that making dua in a specific mosque, like Moti Masjid, is accepted due to the presence of jinn saying “Ameen” or the Baraka of the place?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

No, it is not Shirk to make a dua in a specific place believing that there is an additional blessing that makes dua more readily accepted.

Shirk is to worship more than one god or to ascribe Allah’s attributes to His creation. [Sanusi, Muqaddimat]

None of these meanings apply to a supplication being more readily accepted in a specific mosque.

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.