Reciting the Qur'an and Making Supplication at Graves
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Question:
This is Muhammad Sadiq, an Egyptian resident in the Kingdom. He says: What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an at graves, making du'a' for the deceased at his grave, and a person making du'a' for himself at the grave?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an at the grave is a bid'ah (religious innovation); there is no evidence for it in the Book or the Sunnah, so one does not recite the Qur'an at the grave. As for making du'a' for the deceased, this is prescribed (mashru'); you supplicate for him for forgiveness and mercy, because he is in need of du'a'. As for your making du'a' for yourself at the grave, this is a bid'ah and a means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), so do not do this. Yes.
This is Muhammad Sadiq, an Egyptian resident in the Kingdom. He says: What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an at graves, making du'a' for the deceased at his grave, and a person making du'a' for himself at the grave?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an at the grave is a bid'ah (religious innovation); there is no evidence for it in the Book or the Sunnah, so one does not recite the Qur'an at the grave. As for making du'a' for the deceased, this is prescribed (mashru'); you supplicate for him for forgiveness and mercy, because he is in need of du'a'. As for your making du'a' for yourself at the grave, this is a bid'ah and a means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), so do not do this. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/269 — archive.org (7:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.