The Ruling on Sprinkling Water on the Grave
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to sprinkle water on the grave?
Answer:
After burial, there is nothing wrong with it; after burial, it is sprinkled with water and covered with pebbles so that its dust does not scatter. As for sprinkling it after that, it is not permissible, and sprinkling it after burial for a period of time does not benefit the deceased, such as those who tend to graves and pour water on them or plant trees on them or do other things. All of this is among the newly invented religious innovations (bid'ah), and this causes evil and exaggeration regarding graves.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to sprinkle water on the grave?
Answer:
After burial, there is nothing wrong with it; after burial, it is sprinkled with water and covered with pebbles so that its dust does not scatter. As for sprinkling it after that, it is not permissible, and sprinkling it after burial for a period of time does not benefit the deceased, such as those who tend to graves and pour water on them or plant trees on them or do other things. All of this is among the newly invented religious innovations (bid'ah), and this causes evil and exaggeration regarding graves.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (35:47)
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