The Ruling on Delivering a Sermon at the Grave
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible, when people gather at a grave, for a person to stand and deliver a sermon to the gathering?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Once, out of necessity, because the grave had not yet been finished, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, and his Companions sat around him, and he gave them a sermon. However, if they come and the grave is finished and does not require any work, and they are occupied with burying the deceased, there is no need for it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it except out of necessity. But Shaykh Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, holds the general view that a sermon at the grave is permissible or recommended at all times. However, this is questionable in reality, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it except once, and even then, out of necessity. Yes.
The questioner:
The matter of the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He preaches to the people and benefits them in the mosques, in the places of sermons, lessons, and khutbahs. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible, when people gather at a grave, for a person to stand and deliver a sermon to the gathering?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Once, out of necessity, because the grave had not yet been finished, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, and his Companions sat around him, and he gave them a sermon. However, if they come and the grave is finished and does not require any work, and they are occupied with burying the deceased, there is no need for it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it except out of necessity. But Shaykh Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, holds the general view that a sermon at the grave is permissible or recommended at all times. However, this is questionable in reality, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it except once, and even then, out of necessity. Yes.
The questioner:
The matter of the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He preaches to the people and benefits them in the mosques, in the places of sermons, lessons, and khutbahs. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 30-10-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (46:47)
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