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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on cleaning graves of weeds and filth

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person, when visiting a grave, to clean the grave of the weeds and filth that are on it?

Answer:
As for the filth, yes, remove it from it. As for the weeds, there is no harm in them, yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (52:28)

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