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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it from the Sunnah to perfume oneself with roses at the grave of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I went to Makkah, and at the grave of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her and be satisfied with her), a man came to me and perfumed me with roses. When I asked him about this, he told me that Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to love it and perfume herself with it, and that it is from the Sunnah to perfume oneself with it at her grave, or for one to perfume oneself with it at her grave. Is his statement correct?

Answer:
This is invalid, this is invalid. Khadijah would not approve of her grave being taken as a place for perfuming and the like. This is a lie attributed to her. It is not permissible to do such things at graves. It is not permissible to perfume graves, nor to perfume the visitors and those present. This is not permissible. Also, now they bring water at the time of burial and give people to drink; this is not permissible. This is an evil principle that opens the door to religious innovations (bid'ah) in the future. They bring baskets of food, they bring lunch, they bring... this is not permissible at graves, ever. And do not open this door on the pretext that people are thirsty. Well, the one who is thirsty is tied up; he goes out and drinks. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من السُنّة التطيب بالورد عند قبر خديجة –رضي الله عنها ؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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