Telling a relative to sit at the head of a deceased person’s grave after burial in case he asks him
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The fourth and fifth questions from fatwa number ( 11057 )
Q4: When a man dies among us and is buried in the cemetery, it is said to his son or a relative as the people are leaving the cemetery: Sit at the head of the deceased, perhaps the deceased will say something to you after the people have gone. Is this an innovation or not?
A4: What is requested of the deceased’s relative, namely sitting at his head after burial, is a religious innovation that is not permissible.
Q4: When a man dies among us and is buried in the cemetery, it is said to his son or a relative as the people are leaving the cemetery: Sit at the head of the deceased, perhaps the deceased will say something to you after the people have gone. Is this an innovation or not?
A4: What is requested of the deceased’s relative, namely sitting at his head after burial, is a religious innovation that is not permissible.
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