Prostration for Recitation and Prayer in the Cemetery

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to perform prostration for recitation in the cemetery?

Answer:
It is not permissible to perform prostration for recitation, prostration of gratitude, or voluntary prayer in the cemetery, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making graves into mosques, meaning places of prayer. Also, if we permit prostration for recitation in the cemetery, that becomes a means to permitting prayer, so this is not permissible. Yes. The funeral prayer is specifically an exception; the funeral prayer is an exception because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it in the cemetery, so it is exempt from the prohibition.