Placing a colored mark on a grave to identify it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to place a mark, such as paint or color, on a grave in order to identify it?
Answer:
No, colors are not to be placed. Plaster and paint are not to be placed. A line is placed on the grave, or a pebble that no one recognizes except you; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to place a mark, such as paint or color, on a grave in order to identify it?
Answer:
No, colors are not to be placed. Plaster and paint are not to be placed. A line is placed on the grave, or a pebble that no one recognizes except you; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:12:21)
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