Praying at the grave seeking the blessing of the deceased: facing it or turning one’s back to it
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Question:
He says (may Allah preserve him): As for the second case, where one wants to draw near to Allah through the blessing of the deceased, he asks: Is it the same for the one who faces the grave as for the one who turns his back to it?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The one who prays at the grave, regarding the specific status of the grave, believes that this is better for him, whether the grave is behind him, or the grave is behind him, or the grave is in front of him, or on his side; it is all the same. Yes.
He says (may Allah preserve him): As for the second case, where one wants to draw near to Allah through the blessing of the deceased, he asks: Is it the same for the one who faces the grave as for the one who turns his back to it?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The one who prays at the grave, regarding the specific status of the grave, believes that this is better for him, whether the grave is behind him, or the grave is behind him, or the grave is in front of him, or on his side; it is all the same. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/اتخاذ القبور مساجد/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:27)
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