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What is the ruling on placing a small amount of paint on the top of a grave so that his relatives can identify it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on placing a small amount of paint on the top of a grave so that his relatives can identify it?

Answer:
No, paint, plaster, and colors are not permissible. If he wants to know the grave, he places a stone or a stick on it, fixing it there as a marker that only he understands, and there is no paint involved. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [672 -858] ما حكم وضع الصبغ اليسير على نصيبة القبر ليعرفه أقرباؤه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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