The Ruling on Sitting on a Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on sitting on a grave? And is it true that it is one of the major sins?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to sit on a grave, nor to lie on it. It is permissible to walk on it, but not to sit on it, for it is as if one of you were to sit on a coalSunan Ibn Majah 1566Sahih (Darussalam) that would tear his garment and expose his body, which is less severe Sunan Ibn Majah 1566Sahih (Darussalam). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on sitting on a grave? And is it true that it is one of the major sins?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to sit on a grave, nor to lie on it. It is permissible to walk on it, but not to sit on it, for it is as if one of you were to sit on a coal
If one of you were to sit on a
لان يجلس احدكم على جمرةthan if he were to sit on a grave
من أن يجلس على قبر
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفلاسفة لا تختص بأمة من الأمم بل هم موجودون في سائر الأمم — islamhouse.com (1:12:35)
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