Writing Numbers on the Walls of the Graveyard
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), some people write numbers on the walls of the graveyard so that the grave of their relative is not lost. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Writing on graves is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on a grave and building on it. As for the cemetery wall from the outside, the matter is easy, but leaving it alone is safer. Leaving the writing on the outer walls is safer. As for the grave, no, writing on it is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on a grave, building on it, and plastering it. All of this is prohibited because it is a means to extremism.
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), some people write numbers on the walls of the graveyard so that the grave of their relative is not lost. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Writing on graves is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on a grave and building on it. As for the cemetery wall from the outside, the matter is easy, but leaving it alone is safer. Leaving the writing on the outer walls is safer. As for the grave, no, writing on it is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade writing on a grave, building on it, and plastering it. All of this is prohibited because it is a means to extremism.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب حمل المحدث والمستجمر في الصلاة وثياب الصغار وما شُكَّ في نجاسته — islamhouse.com (24:28)
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