What is the ruling on visiting a person's grave and praying for him one year after his burial?
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Question:
He asks: Is visiting the grave to make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased and pray for him after one year, or more, permissible? Is visiting the grave to make du'a' for the deceased and pray for him after one year...
Answer:
As for the prayer, no, one does not pray for him. If the time has passed, one does not pray for him, because his body has decomposed and dissolved. They say up to one month; the prayer over the grave is up to one month, for one who did not pray for him within that month, because after one month, in most cases, it has decomposed. As for making du'a', this is always open; you visit him, make du'a' for him, and greet him, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
He asks: Is visiting the grave to make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased and pray for him after one year, or more, permissible? Is visiting the grave to make du'a' for the deceased and pray for him after one year...
Answer:
As for the prayer, no, one does not pray for him. If the time has passed, one does not pray for him, because his body has decomposed and dissolved. They say up to one month; the prayer over the grave is up to one month, for one who did not pray for him within that month, because after one month, in most cases, it has decomposed. As for making du'a', this is always open; you visit him, make du'a' for him, and greet him, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم زيارة قبر شخص والصلاة عليه بعد سنة من دفنه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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