Giving charity to the poor when visiting a grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “When one visits the deceased and offers him a gift of supplication or charity, or offers him an act of nearness to Allah, he asks: Is the charity to be given when he visits the grave, so that he gives charity to the poor people in the cemetery?”
Answer:
No. He says that among the things that benefit the deceased is giving charity on his behalf, as well as visiting him and greeting him. This is among the matters that benefit the deceased by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “When one visits the deceased and offers him a gift of supplication or charity, or offers him an act of nearness to Allah, he asks: Is the charity to be given when he visits the grave, so that he gives charity to the poor people in the cemetery?”
Answer:
No. He says that among the things that benefit the deceased is giving charity on his behalf, as well as visiting him and greeting him. This is among the matters that benefit the deceased by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:09:14)
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