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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Admonishing the people while they sit at the burial of the deceased

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it from the Sunnah that when the deceased is buried, the people sit and a person stands to admonish them while they are seated?

Answer:
This is what is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did it, but only once, for a reason. They came and the grave had not yet been prepared, so they sat waiting, and his Companions sat around him, and he admonished them. This was once, and only for a reason. As for making it a continuous Sunnah and turning the grave into a pulpit for sermons and raising voices, this has no basis. Yes, if you have an admonition or advice, my brother, the mosques are open; go to the mosques and admonish the people. The gatherings also occur; attend the people's gatherings and admonish them. As for the graveyards, they are not a place for admonitions or lectures. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب المواضع المنهي عنها والمأذون فيها للصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:16:16)

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