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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Description of Visiting a Grave

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Question:
Or it ends. Regarding the visit to the grave, where should the listener be positioned relative to the grave? Should he face the congregation, and should he place things on the ground?

Answer:
If he is visiting a specific grave, he places the grave between himself and the qiblah, and stands facing the face of the deceased, just as a Muslim stands before a living person. He stands before the face of the deceased, places the grave between himself and the qiblah, and greets him with, “Peace be upon you, so-and-so son of so-and-so, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.” Then he makes du'a for him. Yes. And from the sons, something. The accepted evening from the gathering in its state, or does he take ease and forgiveness? That is, in the previous answer, we said he faces the face of the deceased when greeting; he faces the face of the deceased when greeting, so he has his back to the qiblah and faces the deceased. If the face of the deceased is toward the qiblah, he comes from the direction of the qiblah of the grave, faces his face, and greets him. So if he wants to make du'a for him, he turns aside, places the grave between himself and the qiblah, faces the qiblah, and makes du'a for him. This is the description of visiting a grave. This is if he is visiting a specific grave. As for if he is visiting the entire cemetery, he faces them with his face; he faces the entire cemetery with his face and makes du'a for them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنائز - 4 — islamhouse.com (6:25)

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