The Ruling on Reciting Al-Fatihah When Visiting Graves
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who visits some graves and then recites al-Fatihah, especially as they say over the graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous?
Answer:
This is an innovator, and it is not from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite at the graves, neither al-Fatihah nor anything else. What is prescribed is to make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased, to greet them, to make du'a' for them, to seek mercy for them, and to take a lesson from their condition. This is what is prescribed regarding visiting graves. It is not prescribed to recite the Qur'an. Yes.
What is the ruling on one who visits some graves and then recites al-Fatihah, especially as they say over the graves of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous?
Answer:
This is an innovator, and it is not from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite at the graves, neither al-Fatihah nor anything else. What is prescribed is to make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased, to greet them, to make du'a' for them, to seek mercy for them, and to take a lesson from their condition. This is what is prescribed regarding visiting graves. It is not prescribed to recite the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3561] حكم قراءة الفاتحة عند زيارة القبور - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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