The duration of praying over the grave after burial
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The questioner:
You pray for him after his death. For how many days is it specified?
The Shaykh:
The closest is one month, or what is approximately one month, because this is the most that has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely one month only. That is, whoever prays for the deceased at his grave for a month or what is close to it, yes.
The questioner:
For example, a man’s supplication. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he says: O Allah, forgive him. If we knew him once, O Allah, forgive him. If he was… O Allah, forgive him. That is sufficient for the deceased.
You pray for him after his death. For how many days is it specified?
The Shaykh:
The closest is one month, or what is approximately one month, because this is the most that has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely one month only. That is, whoever prays for the deceased at his grave for a month or what is close to it, yes.
The questioner:
For example, a man’s supplication. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, he says: O Allah, forgive him. If we knew him once, O Allah, forgive him. If he was… O Allah, forgive him. That is sufficient for the deceased.
Source
شرح رياض الصالحين، تابع باب ما يدعي به للمريض (2) من حديث سعد بن أبي وقاص — islamhouse.com (49:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.