Some writers in the newspapers are demanding that graveyards be lit and that chairs be placed in the graveyard for the elderly!

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some writers in the newspapers are demanding that graveyards be lit and that chairs be placed in the graveyard for the elderly.

Answer:
This is all invalid talk that they are demanding and insisting on. Nothing happens in these graveyards, nothing happens at all. There is no lighting, and lighting is prohibited. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who take graves as mosques and place lamps on them. He cursed the women who visit graves and those who take them as mosques and place lamps on them. And what are lamps?
They are lighting. It is not permissible to light up graves. If they need to bury someone at night, they bring a flashlight, they bring a lamp, they bring a torch, and they bury the deceased and leave. There is no lighting in the graveyards, no chairs, and no place for condolences. All of this is from falsehood and is a step toward exalting graves and toward… He did not be lenient in this matter. Yes.