The Bequest to Illuminate the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person bequeaths that lighting be placed on his grave, is it permissible to carry out this bequest?
Answer:
No, this is an invalid bequest, and it is not permissible to light graves or illuminate graves and cemeteries. This is forbidden, and it leads to their exaltation and their worship alongside Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person bequeaths that lighting be placed on his grave, is it permissible to carry out this bequest?
Answer:
No, this is an invalid bequest, and it is not permissible to light graves or illuminate graves and cemeteries. This is forbidden, and it leads to their exaltation and their worship alongside Allah.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الفرائض — islamhouse.com (49:27)
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