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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Preaching at Graves During Burial

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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh Salih, he says: I would like the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) to give me guidance on a question that has confused me greatly, which I saw in the cemetery, and that is preaching at the graves. Is this part of the Sunnah?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this only once for a specific reason and did not repeat it. Therefore, this should not be adopted as a Sunnah. Rather, this is only if they are in a situation like the one that occurred with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), where they arrived and the grave had not yet been prepared, so they sat down. In that case, whoever is present from the scholars reminds them, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reminded his Companions during the waiting period for the grave to be prepared. But if they arrive and the grave is already prepared and they are busy with the burial, they do not preach to them; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this except in this exceptional situation and for a specific reason. Yes.
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 23 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان‬‎ — youtube.com (28:49)

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