What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an in graveyards?
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Question:
He asks about reciting the Qur'an inside the graveyard. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an inside the graveyard or at the grave is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Allah has not sent down any authority for reciting to the dead, reciting in graveyards, or reciting at the grave. All of these are bid'ah (religious innovations). He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i) Yes.
He asks about reciting the Qur'an inside the graveyard. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an inside the graveyard or at the grave is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Allah has not sent down any authority for reciting to the dead, reciting in graveyards, or reciting at the grave. All of these are bid'ah (religious innovations). He said:
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours anything which does not belong to it, it is rejected.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قراءة القرءان في المقابر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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