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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it said: Is it better to leave off supplication for the deceased at the grave and suffice with supplicating for him in any place outside the cemetery?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that it is better to leave off supplication for the deceased at the grave, and suffice with supplicating for him in any place outside the cemetery, so that whoever sees him does not think he is supplicating to the deceased?

Answer:
My brother, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand, he used to stand at the grave after burial and supplicate for him and command supplication for him and seeking forgiveness for him. This is a prescribed act. If you stand at the grave and supplicate for its owner and seek forgiveness for him during the visit or after the burial, this is a prescribed act. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he passed by the graveyards, would supplicate for the deceased and seek forgiveness for them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [212 /1350] هل يقال: من الأولى ترك الدعاء للميت عند القبر ويكتفى بالدعاء له في أي مكان خارج المقبرة؟ — youtube.com

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