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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Throwing soil on the head of the deceased during burial

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The questioner:
Is it permissible to throw three handfuls of soil on the head of the deceased for everyone who attends the funeral?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is better to do so after the burial. I hold that it is better. Three handfuls of soil were thrown on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). May Allah send blessings upon him.
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 46 — archive.org (51:20)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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