Is it permissible to bury a child with a man so that the child may intercede for him?

Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: In some regions, when a man dies, they bury a child with him, saying that the child will intercede for him. Is this action correct?

Answer:
It is not correct. It is not permissible to bury in a grave anyone other than one deceased person, except in cases of dire necessity. If the number of deceased is large and it becomes difficult to dig a grave for each one, a collective grave for two or three is permissible according to the necessity. This is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the casualties of Uhud. When the number of casualties was large, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that two be placed together in a grave due to pressing need and dire necessity, because the deceased were many and the Companions were too weak to dig a grave for each one. So, if dire necessity calls for burying two or more in a grave, there is no harm. However, without need, this is not permissible. This action, which they say is for the sake of intercession, is an innovation. Intercession occurs without the child being buried with him. If Allah wills and permits that this child intercedes for him, he will intercede for him even if he is not buried with him. Even if the child is buried in the East and the deceased is buried in the West, intercession has no connection to burying the two together. Yes.