Pouring water on the grave to wash and clean it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on what some people do, where they go to the cemetery and then pour water on the grave in order to wash and clean it?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and water is not poured on the grave except at the time of burial. At the time of burial, water is poured on it so that the dust does not fly up. As for after burial, water is not poured on the grave. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on what some people do, where they go to the cemetery and then pour water on the grave in order to wash and clean it?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and water is not poured on the grave except at the time of burial. At the time of burial, water is poured on it so that the dust does not fly up. As for after burial, water is not poured on the grave. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:01:03)
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