Raising the hands in supplication at the grave after burial

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people stand at the grave after burial to make supplication and raise their hands. Does this prevent raising the hands, Honorable Shaykh, in order to block the means to harm? Because there are people who think that the one who raises his hands is supplicating to the occupant of the grave?

Answer:
This is a fundamental, prescribed practice. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) finished piling the earth on the grave and covering it, he said: When the Muslims finish piling the earth on the Muslim, they stand at his grave, seek forgiveness for him, and ask for his replacement. And if they raise their hands, no, this is not supplication to the grave; rather, it is supplication to the Divine in this gathering. Yes.