What is the ruling on pouring Zamzam water on a grave?
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Question:
They pour Zamzam water on the graves of their relatives on the pretext that it alleviates the terrors of the grave for them.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As for visiting graves for the sake of taking a lesson and being admonished, remembering death, and for the sake of making du'a' (supplication) for the dead and seeking forgiveness for them, this is a prescribed visit, and it has great virtue, and it is beneficial for the living and beneficial for the dead. As for pouring water on their graves, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Yes.
Water is not poured on the grave except at the time of burial. After burial, water is sprinkled on it so that the dust does not fly about, so that the earth holds together. As for after that, water is not poured on the grave, and the dead person does not benefit from it. And some of us say that the dead person benefits from it. This is a lie; there is no evidence for it. A dead person is not benefited by anything except his righteous deeds, or the du'a' (supplication) of the righteous for him, and seeking forgiveness for him. As for pouring water, it does not benefit him in any way, whether from Zamzam or from other than Zamzam. Yes.
They pour Zamzam water on the graves of their relatives on the pretext that it alleviates the terrors of the grave for them.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As for visiting graves for the sake of taking a lesson and being admonished, remembering death, and for the sake of making du'a' (supplication) for the dead and seeking forgiveness for them, this is a prescribed visit, and it has great virtue, and it is beneficial for the living and beneficial for the dead. As for pouring water on their graves, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) for which Allah has not sent down any authority. Yes.
Water is not poured on the grave except at the time of burial. After burial, water is sprinkled on it so that the dust does not fly about, so that the earth holds together. As for after that, water is not poured on the grave, and the dead person does not benefit from it. And some of us say that the dead person benefits from it. This is a lie; there is no evidence for it. A dead person is not benefited by anything except his righteous deeds, or the du'a' (supplication) of the righteous for him, and seeking forgiveness for him. As for pouring water, it does not benefit him in any way, whether from Zamzam or from other than Zamzam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صب ماء زمزم على القبر؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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