Is visiting the grave of a disbelieving father considered a recommended practice (sunnah) for which the visitor is rewarded?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is visiting the grave of a disbelieving father considered a recommended practice (sunnah) for which the visitor is rewarded?
Answer:
Visiting the graves of disbelievers is only for the sake of taking a lesson and being admonished. One does not greet them or make du'a for them; rather, one looks at them and their graves to take a lesson and be admonished only. Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother's grave, and He permitted him to visit it. He sought His permission to seek forgiveness for her, but He refused. Allah refused to let His Prophet seek forgiveness for his mother. Yes.[At-Tawbah 9:113]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is visiting the grave of a disbelieving father considered a recommended practice (sunnah) for which the visitor is rewarded?
Answer:
Visiting the graves of disbelievers is only for the sake of taking a lesson and being admonished. One does not greet them or make du'a for them; rather, one looks at them and their graves to take a lesson and be admonished only. Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother's grave, and He permitted him to visit it. He sought His permission to seek forgiveness for her, but He refused. Allah refused to let His Prophet seek forgiveness for his mother. Yes.
It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تعتبر زيارة قبر الأب الكافر سنّة ويؤجر عليها الزائر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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