The ruling on writing the name of the deceased on the grave
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on writing the name of the deceased on the grave out of necessity?
Answer:
There is no necessity, and it is not permissible to write on graves; it is not permissible at all. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on graves because this is a means to exaggeration regarding graves and a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). When people see the writing, they say, "This person has a status," or "This is a great person," or "This is one of the awliya (close friends of Allah), and thus harm results. It is not permissible to write on graves. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on writing the name of the deceased on the grave out of necessity?
Answer:
There is no necessity, and it is not permissible to write on graves; it is not permissible at all. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on graves because this is a means to exaggeration regarding graves and a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). When people see the writing, they say, "This person has a status," or "This is a great person," or "This is one of the awliya (close friends of Allah), and thus harm results. It is not permissible to write on graves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [457] حكم كتابة اسم الميت على القبر - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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