Placing stones on graves
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The questioner:
Please, my brother Sa'd from Riyadh. Peace be upon you. And Allah's mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh:
And blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah welcome you, Shaykh Salih. We ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bless Islam and the Muslims, and to reward you with the best reward for us. Ah, from there. Oh, father.
The Shaykh:
May Allah bless you.
The questioner:
I prayed the midday prayer today in a mosque on the road and found a poster at the mosque door. The one who put it up warns that placing small stones on graves is an innovation (bid'ah) that has been introduced. We are trying to remove this phrase from all the graves, and they attribute this to a fatwa from the Committee. We would like you, Shaykh, to clarify the matter. May Allah make your work good.
The Shaykh:
I do not recall a fatwa from the Committee on this. Also, placing stones on the grave is permissible because it prevents the soil from scattering and indicates that it is a grave so that it is not trampled. Placing stones and pebbles on the grave is also permissible. It is for the benefit of the grave, to keep it intact so that its soil does not scatter or disperse. So there is no harm in that. And this writing has no meaning. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Please, my brother Sa'd from Riyadh. Peace be upon you. And Allah's mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh:
And blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah welcome you, Shaykh Salih. We ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bless Islam and the Muslims, and to reward you with the best reward for us. Ah, from there. Oh, father.
The Shaykh:
May Allah bless you.
The questioner:
I prayed the midday prayer today in a mosque on the road and found a poster at the mosque door. The one who put it up warns that placing small stones on graves is an innovation (bid'ah) that has been introduced. We are trying to remove this phrase from all the graves, and they attribute this to a fatwa from the Committee. We would like you, Shaykh, to clarify the matter. May Allah make your work good.
The Shaykh:
I do not recall a fatwa from the Committee on this. Also, placing stones on the grave is permissible because it prevents the soil from scattering and indicates that it is a grave so that it is not trampled. Placing stones and pebbles on the grave is also permissible. It is for the benefit of the grave, to keep it intact so that its soil does not scatter or disperse. So there is no harm in that. And this writing has no meaning. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (46:23)
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