The Criterion for Accepting the Statement and Action of a Companion: The Supplication at the Conclusion of the Funeral Prayer and Recitation at the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: We cited as evidence the supplication at the completion of the Qur'an based on the actions of some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), while we rejected the action of some of the Companions in reciting the Qur'an at the grave. The question, may Allah preserve you, is: What is the criterion for following the statement or action of a Companion?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an at the completion is a time of response. The Companions used to seek out the time of completion, and supplication is prescribed. Supplication is prescribed, and it is the greatest of the types of worship, especially at the completion of the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for recitation at the graves, this is a means; if one reads there, he supplicates there, and he prays there. So we do not open these means for people at the graves.
It is obligatory to close this door at the graves. No acts of worship are performed there, except the act of worship for which the Shari'ah has come, such as the prayer for the deceased before his burial or after his burial. And likewise, the salam upon him and supplication for him for forgiveness. And other than that, we do not open the door for the rest of the acts of worship at the graves.
For if this door is opened, people will not stop at a limit. Especially since Satan, the shayatin of humans and jinn, attach themselves to graves and attach people's hearts to graves in order to divert them from the obedience of Allah and from the oneness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So we do not open this door.
The presenter:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: We cited as evidence the supplication at the completion of the Qur'an based on the actions of some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), while we rejected the action of some of the Companions in reciting the Qur'an at the grave. The question, may Allah preserve you, is: What is the criterion for following the statement or action of a Companion?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an at the completion is a time of response. The Companions used to seek out the time of completion, and supplication is prescribed. Supplication is prescribed, and it is the greatest of the types of worship, especially at the completion of the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for recitation at the graves, this is a means; if one reads there, he supplicates there, and he prays there. So we do not open these means for people at the graves.
It is obligatory to close this door at the graves. No acts of worship are performed there, except the act of worship for which the Shari'ah has come, such as the prayer for the deceased before his burial or after his burial. And likewise, the salam upon him and supplication for him for forgiveness. And other than that, we do not open the door for the rest of the acts of worship at the graves.
For if this door is opened, people will not stop at a limit. Especially since Satan, the shayatin of humans and jinn, attach themselves to graves and attach people's hearts to graves in order to divert them from the obedience of Allah and from the oneness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So we do not open this door.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06 — archive.org (59:09)
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