It is recommended for those present at the burial to throw soil on the deceased during the burial
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Question:
Abu 'Abd al-Majid says: Shaykh, in our country, when they want to bury the deceased, they allow everyone present at the burial to throw soil on him, which delays the completion of the burial. Is this action correct, Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
This is the Sunnah (recommended practice) that the one present participates in the burial of the deceased, even if it is only a handful of soil or a fistful of soil. But if this leads to crowding and delaying the burial, then this matter is left, and one hastens to bury the deceased. Yes.
Abu 'Abd al-Majid says: Shaykh, in our country, when they want to bury the deceased, they allow everyone present at the burial to throw soil on him, which delays the completion of the burial. Is this action correct, Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
This is the Sunnah (recommended practice) that the one present participates in the burial of the deceased, even if it is only a handful of soil or a fistful of soil. But if this leads to crowding and delaying the burial, then this matter is left, and one hastens to bury the deceased. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2268 - يستحب لمن حضر الدفن أن يحثي التراب عند الدفن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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