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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Visiting the grave of a non-Muslim relative

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the grave of a non-Muslim relative, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did when

Answer:
Visiting the graves of non-Muslims is only for the sake of taking a lesson, visiting them to reflect on the state of the dead is permissible, but visiting them to seek forgiveness for them or believing that there is reward in doing so, no, that is not permissible except for Muslims. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (56:25)

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