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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ruling on Designating a Specific Time for Visiting Graves

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, some people designate a specific time for visiting graves, either every year or every month. What is...

Answer:
Graves do not have a set time. They do not have a set time. Whenever it is convenient for you, you may visit the graves. But do not repeat the visits in close succession. Do not repeat them in close succession. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
do not make my grave a place of festivityلا تجعلوا قبري عيدا.
Sunan Abi Dawud 2042Sahih (Al-Albani)
Meaning, you repeat the visit in one day, or every day. No. The visit should be at intervals. Yes.
Source زيارة القبور في توقيت معين — alfawzan.live

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