The ruling on placing a marker on a grave to identify it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on placing a marker on a grave, such as putting a piece of wood on the grave so that I can recognize it as my father’s grave?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with a marker that only you recognize. There is no harm in a stone or a piece of wood. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on placing a marker on a grave, such as putting a piece of wood on the grave so that I can recognize it as my father’s grave?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with a marker that only you recognize. There is no harm in a stone or a piece of wood. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (52:07)
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