The ruling on designating a specific day for visiting graves

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a Sudanese resident in the Kingdom asking: What is the ruling on going to the cemetery, or designating a specific day to go there? This is a widespread custom among us.

Answer:
Designating a specific day for visiting graves has no evidence for it. So whoever adheres to this is an innovator in this manner. Visiting graves is prescribed on any day, if possible. I mean, it is not on every day, but rather one does it on any day of the days without designating a specific day, without designating a specific day for it, because designating a specific day requires evidence, and there is no evidence for designating a specific day.
On a specific day, but rather according to what is easy for him on any day of the days, he goes and visits the graves for two reasons: first, to greet the deceased and make du'a for them, and second, to take a lesson from the state of the deceased and remember death, for it reminds one of the Hereafter, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. This is the purpose of the lawful visit. Yes.