The ruling on designating Friday specifically for visiting graves
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The questioner:
Some people gather on Friday and designate it specifically for visiting graves, meaning they set it aside every Friday. They gather, three or four or five, or more or fewer?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean by designating it? What do you mean by designating it? What do you mean by designating it?
The questioner:
It is considered so.
The Shaykh:
It is feared that it may be a bid'ah (religious innovation), because of designating this gathering. However, if they have no other time, meaning they are busy except on Friday, and they visit them because it is what they were commanded to do, then there is no harm, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
But designating it.
The Shaykh:
And designating it for the sake of its virtue is not sufficient.
The questioner:
O, glorified is Allah! It includes assistance in answering, and even more so answering through supplication.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) knew this better than they did, and the Companions did not designate it. Yes.
Some people gather on Friday and designate it specifically for visiting graves, meaning they set it aside every Friday. They gather, three or four or five, or more or fewer?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean by designating it? What do you mean by designating it? What do you mean by designating it?
The questioner:
It is considered so.
The Shaykh:
It is feared that it may be a bid'ah (religious innovation), because of designating this gathering. However, if they have no other time, meaning they are busy except on Friday, and they visit them because it is what they were commanded to do, then there is no harm, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
But designating it.
The Shaykh:
And designating it for the sake of its virtue is not sufficient.
The questioner:
O, glorified is Allah! It includes assistance in answering, and even more so answering through supplication.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) knew this better than they did, and the Companions did not designate it. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : الميت يعذب في قبره بما نِيحَ عليه — islamhouse.com
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