Is it sufficient to limit oneself to the salam and supplication for the righteous when visiting graves?
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Question:
He asks: Is it sufficient to limit oneself to the salam and supplication for the righteous when visiting graves, or does one do more than that?
Answer:
Visiting graves is for two purposes: to take heed regarding the deceased and to remember the Hereafter, and the second purpose is to make supplication for the deceased, for they are in need of supplication. Thus, there is benefit for the living through taking heed and remembering, and benefit for the deceased through supplication for them.
He asks: Is it sufficient to limit oneself to the salam and supplication for the righteous when visiting graves, or does one do more than that?
Answer:
Visiting graves is for two purposes: to take heed regarding the deceased and to remember the Hereafter, and the second purpose is to make supplication for the deceased, for they are in need of supplication. Thus, there is benefit for the living through taking heed and remembering, and benefit for the deceased through supplication for them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [68 -939] هل يقتصر عند الذهاب إلى القبور السلام والدعاء للصالحين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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