The Intended Meaning of Leveling Graves
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the intended meaning of the obligatory leveling of graves? Does that mean making them exactly level with the ground?
Answer:
No. The intended meaning of leveling graves is removing their elevation, removing the elevation beyond the custom. You leave them level with the other graves, raised from the ground by the width of a hand (shibr). This is the sunnah (recommended practice). Whatever exceeds the shibr, you remove it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the intended meaning of the obligatory leveling of graves? Does that mean making them exactly level with the ground?
Answer:
No. The intended meaning of leveling graves is removing their elevation, removing the elevation beyond the custom. You leave them level with the other graves, raised from the ground by the width of a hand (shibr). This is the sunnah (recommended practice). Whatever exceeds the shibr, you remove it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (49:33)
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