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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I heard some people advise lying down in the grave; because it serves as a warning and a reminder?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard some people advise lying down in the grave because it serves as a warning and a reminder of the matters of the Hereafter. Is this prescribed?

Answer:
Some of the Salaf used to do this, but there is no evidence for it. There is no evidence; the Qur'an is sufficient, my brother. The warnings of the Qur'an are sufficient. Death is sufficient. Death is a substitute. Looking at the graves and the buried dead is sufficient. There are many warnings, praise be to Allah, and there is no need for you to enter the grave and lie down in it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [562 /641] سمعت البعض ينصح بالاستلقاء في القبر؛ لأن فيه اتعاظا وتذكيرا..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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