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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it prescribed for a man to go to the grave of the deceased and tell him some news?

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The questioner : As he used to sit with him in this world, then this expanded, so it became narrating to the dead based on the idea that he finds comfort in a circle, as you mentioned regarding the circle of papers.

The Shaykh : No, one must look at the fatwa, because the scholars differed on whether one sits or stands and makes du'a for him. As for sitting and chatting with him, by Allah, today we went out to the open area and we have the intention to go out to the eastern side tomorrow, for example, no one tells you...

The questioner : I have published a book of a collection of fatwas, including fatwas for you regarding visiting the exhibition.

The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. We do not say sit and chat with him. It is either you stand and make du'a for him while standing, or you make du'a while sitting.

The questioner : O Shaykh, what is the comfort of the soul with one it loves by tasting the evil?

The Shaykh : Reject this, and it is not befitting to open the door to it. Because if the door were opened to it, one person's chest would narrow, and he would say, "Perhaps the dead person's chest is also narrow, so I will go and chat with him."
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1272 - 4600 هل يشرع أن يذهب الرجل إلى قبر الميت ويحكي له بعض الأخبار؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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