What is the ruling on preaching at graves and during burial?

The questioner : The questioner asks: What is your opinion regarding the preaching and sermons that have appeared in these days?

The Shaykh : From what?

The questioner : Except for preaching.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Whether the blood of the deceased collapses, is this creation or not?

The Shaykh : What I see regarding preaching at graves is that it is not prescribed, and it should not be adopted as a regular practice. If there is a reason for it, it may be prescribed. For example, if we see people in the cemetery during a burial laughing, playing, and joking, then there is no doubt that preaching is good and beneficial because a reason requiring it has been found. However, merely standing as a preacher before people while they are burying the deceased has no basis in the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it should not be done. It is true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived at the funeral of a man from the Ansar before the grave was dug, and after they finished digging the grave, he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, and his Companions sat around him as if birds were on their heads due to awe, grandeur, and awareness of the situation. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had a stick with which he was scratching the ground, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to talk to them about the man’s condition at his death and after his passing. This clearly shows that he was not a preacher delivering a sermon to the people and admonishing them, but rather he was sitting with his Companions around him, waiting for the grave to be dug, and he talked to them as if you and your companions were waiting for the burial of the deceased and you were talking to them about this matter. There is a difference between private conversation among those present and what is done in the form of a sermon. Likewise, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when this is also a specific matter, what is the sermon? Likewise, his standing at the grave of one of his daughters or one of his Companions, where he would talk to his Companions while his eyes were shedding tears, and he would say and the Fire. This hadith or its meaning, all of this does not indicate the permissibility of a sermon during burial as a customary practice. In such matters, we should be careful.
However, if the reason is found, as I said, because we find people playing, laughing, joking, pushing each other, and the like, then it is good to speak words that are heard by all the people, stating that a person in this situation should be admonished, fearful, and reverent. Yes.