Supplication for a deceased person whose grave is not known in the cemetery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a Muslim wants to visit a specific grave but cannot find it, is it permissible for him to make supplication for the deceased in the cemetery without identifying the grave?
Answer:
He should make supplication for him outside the cemetery, in his home, in the mosque, or in any place other than the cemetery. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a Muslim wants to visit a specific grave but cannot find it, is it permissible for him to make supplication for the deceased in the cemetery without identifying the grave?
Answer:
He should make supplication for him outside the cemetery, in his home, in the mosque, or in any place other than the cemetery. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الفرائض — islamhouse.com (50:57)
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