The ruling on placing movable canopies in graveyards

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the wisdom behind placing movable canopies? He says: What is the wisdom in prohibiting the placement of movable canopies in graveyards, given that they provide protection from the heat of the sun, and many people need them?

Answer:
Allahu Akbar. The sun did not appear except at this time. Muslims have buried their dead since the time of Noah (peace be upon him), and the sun has always been there, yet they did not make these things. We do not introduce anything new in graveyards that the Salaf did not do. This is also a means to building over graves. At first, a canopy is placed, and then it is said, “By Allah, so-and-so’s grave needs a structure built over it because he was noble and a righteous man.” If we open the door, people will not stop at the limit. The graveyards will remain empty of canopies and everything else; they will remain graveyards. Yes. The one who goes with the deceased should be patient, and he will have reward. Yes. And if he is unable to go, he sits in his house. Yes.