Numbering graves and marking them for identification
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is numbering graves considered among the forbidden writings?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is prohibited. This is prohibited now in our graveyards, and they prevent people from doing it. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What if one gave zakah to a poor man, thinking he was a Muslim?
The Shaykh:
If you want to identify the grave, place a stone there. Put a stone there, something that only you know. Yes, a mark that only you know. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is numbering graves considered among the forbidden writings?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is prohibited. This is prohibited now in our graveyards, and they prevent people from doing it. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What if one gave zakah to a poor man, thinking he was a Muslim?
The Shaykh:
If you want to identify the grave, place a stone there. Put a stone there, something that only you know. Yes, a mark that only you know. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي كاد بها الإسلام وأهله : الحيل والمكر والخداع — islamhouse.com (1:06:02)
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