What is said when visiting graveyards?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He asks and says: What do you say when visiting graveyards?

Answer:
You say what has come in the evidence regarding this. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he passed by graveyards, would face them with his face and say: "Peace be upon you, O people of the graves, or O people of the dwellings, and the Muslims and the believers. And we, if Allah wills, are to follow you. May Allah have mercy on those of us who have gone before and those who come after. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you. O Allah, do not deprive us of their reward, nor of our meeting them after them, and forgive us and them." And if he supplicates with other than this supplication, there is no harm. If he says, "Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings," or if he visits a specific grave, he says, "Peace be upon you, O so-and-so, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings," then he supplicates with whatever is easy: "O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him, O Allah, turn to him in repentance," and the like of these phrases from the approved religious expressions. This is a recommended practice. Yes.