After burying the deceased, one of them delivered a sermon and then instructed the deceased, saying: O servant of Allah, if two angels come to you

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: After the burial of the deceased, some people stand to deliver a word to the living and make supplication for the deceased. Then they instruct the deceased by saying, "O servant of Allah, if two angels come to you and seat you and ask you about such and such, remember the covenant with which you left us." Then they recite al-Fatihah for him. What is the ruling on these things?

Answer:
These are religious innovations (bid'ah), except for making supplication for the deceased. Standing at the grave of the deceased and making supplication for him, seeking steadfastness for him, and seeking forgiveness for him, this is mentioned in the authentic hadith. As for the sermon, making it a regular practice, and instructing the deceased after burial, all of these are religious innovations (bid'ah) for which nothing has been transmitted. What was transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is that when he came and the grave had not yet been finished, he sat (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions sat around him, and he admonished them. He did not do this except once, according to what was transmitted, and for an excuse, also once, and the excuse was that the grave had not been completed. So this should not be taken as a custom and a continuous Sunnah. Yes.