What are the most common errors committed when building over graves?

The questioner:
In your discussion, you mentioned, Shaykh Salih, some of the errors that may occur in the construction of graves. We would like to clarify some of these errors, Shaykh? The errors. The errors. In the graves. As Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in *Ighathat al-Lahfan*. Now. That they build over them; this is clear, building over them?

The Shaykh:
Over them, they write the names of the deceased, the date of the deceased's death, and the descriptions of the deceased's deeds and his righteousness. This is one of the means of exaggeration regarding him, and building over him is one of the means of exaggeration regarding him, and this leads to worshipping him alongside Allah. Writing on it, plastering it; the Prophet forbade plastering graves. Applying plaster to them is what beautifies their appearance and attracts people to them. He forbade plastering graves, building over graves, decorating graves, and raising graves higher than a hand's breadth, either by adding soil to them or by building a structure over them. All of these are among the means of exaggeration regarding graves. Yes.

The questioner:
And painting, spraying paint on the grave, Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
And likewise plastering it. Plastering, in its meaning, is spraying paint on it or applying dyes; this is of the same category as plastering, or even more severe. Yes.