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What is the ruling on writing verses from the Qur'an or the name of the deceased on a grave?

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Question : This questioner, Sabri, a thousand times a thousand, an Egyptian resident in Sharqia, says: Is it permissible to place a piece of iron or a sign on the grave of the deceased, on which verses from the Qur'an are written, in addition to the name of the deceased and the date of death? I ask you to provide information.

Answer : It is not permissible to do this. To write on the grave of the deceased, on copper or on stone or something similar, something from the Qur'an along with the date of the deceased's death, because this is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and I fear that it falls under the category of raised graves.
About which 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Ba'l Ayyaj al-Asadi: "Shall I not send you with what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me with? That you leave no image, or he said, no statue, but that you erase it, and no raised grave but that you level it." And because this opens the door to boasting with these signs.
And it opens the door to attachment to this deceased, and the matter may lead to worshipping him and supplicating to him. Therefore, we hold that this action is forbidden, and that it is obligatory for those responsible for the cemetery, if they see such
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1644- ما حكم الكتابة على قبر الميت آيات من القرآن او اسمه/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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