Etiquettes of Visiting the Graveyard
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Question:
Among the questions that have come to us, this questioner says: What are the etiquettes of visiting the cemetery?
Answer:
Visiting the graves reminds a person of death and the Hereafter. The visit is for greeting the deceased and making du'a' (supplication) for them. The etiquette of the visit is that when you arrive at the cemetery, you saySunan Ibn Majah 1547Sahih (Darussalam) Then you go to the grave you wish to visit, facing the qiblah, and you greet the deceased just as you would greet a living person. Then you make du'a' for him as much as you wish, and then you leave. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Among the questions that have come to us, this questioner says: What are the etiquettes of visiting the cemetery?
Answer:
Visiting the graves reminds a person of death and the Hereafter. The visit is for greeting the deceased and making du'a' (supplication) for them. The etiquette of the visit is that when you arrive at the cemetery, you say
As-salamu ‘alaykum ahlad-diyar minal-mu’minina wal- muslimin, wa inna insha’ Allah bikum lahiqun, nas’alul-laha lana wa lakumul-‘afiyah (Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the abodes, believers and Muslims, and we will join you soon if Allah wills. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you).
السلام عليكم أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقون نسأل الله لنا ولكم العافيةThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7533 — youtube.com (8:17)
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