Is following funerals to the cemetery daily considered an excess?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I go to pray over the dead every day, and I follow them to the cemetery for burial. But there is a man who objects to me, saying that this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and that this is an excess. Is his objection correct, or is my action the correct one?
Answer:
His objection to you is not correct. Seeking reward and recompense in that, while you are doing good, is fine; there is no blame on you. In fact, reward is to be hoped for on your account, if Allah wills. But do not make things difficult for yourself; if it is a hardship for you, do not make things difficult for yourself.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I go to pray over the dead every day, and I follow them to the cemetery for burial. But there is a man who objects to me, saying that this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and that this is an excess. Is his objection correct, or is my action the correct one?
Answer:
His objection to you is not correct. Seeking reward and recompense in that, while you are doing good, is fine; there is no blame on you. In fact, reward is to be hoped for on your account, if Allah wills. But do not make things difficult for yourself; if it is a hardship for you, do not make things difficult for yourself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/590] هل يُعد تتبع الجنائز يوميًا إلى المقبرة من الغلو؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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