Is it prescribed to place a green newspaper on the grave of one who is suspected of being punished?
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The questioner : If we know from the person's condition in this worldly life that his state was not upright, and we suspect that he is being punished, is it permissible for us, based on our suspicion that he is...
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. Allah may forgive you, and you do not know.
The presenter : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh :[An-Nisa 4:48]. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. Allah may forgive you, and you do not know.
The presenter : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh :
Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [787] هل يُشرع وضع الجريدة الخضراء على قبر مَن يُظَنُّ أنه يُعذَّب؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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