Coloring graves and writing numbers on them
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, people have recently started coloring some graves with spray paint in various colors.
The Shaykh:
Is this permissible? It is not permissible to color graves, whether with plaster, lime, or anything else. People are evading what is prohibited, and may Allah protect us from that. This is not permissible. Who issued them a ruling permitting this?
The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible for them to write numbers on graves?
The Shaykh:
No numbers or anything else. Any writing that is read, whether it consists of numbers or letters,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, people have recently started coloring some graves with spray paint in various colors.
The Shaykh:
Is this permissible? It is not permissible to color graves, whether with plaster, lime, or anything else. People are evading what is prohibited, and may Allah protect us from that. This is not permissible. Who issued them a ruling permitting this?
The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible for them to write numbers on graves?
The Shaykh:
No numbers or anything else. Any writing that is read, whether it consists of numbers or letters,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/5 شرح تجريد التوحيد/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:18:19)
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