The ruling on placing a small tree on the grave after burial
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our village, after the deceased is buried, some people place a small tree on the grave, and this is their custom. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) placed a green palm frond on the two graves of those who were being tormented, splitting it in half between them, and said, "Perhaps it will"Sahih al-Bukhari 6052. This was specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah revealed to him the torment of these two, and the Messenger performed this act to alleviate their suffering. This is among the specific attributes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); no one else does it. The Companions did not do this.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our village, after the deceased is buried, some people place a small tree on the grave, and this is their custom. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) placed a green palm frond on the two graves of those who were being tormented, splitting it in half between them, and said, "Perhaps it will"
their punishment may be abated till those two pieces of the leaf get dried
يخفف عنهما ما لم ييبسا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (51:11)
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