What is the ruling on advising one's family to bury them in al-Madinah and allocating a sum of money for that purpose?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: I love al-Madinah and wish to reside there. I also wish that if I die, my family will bury me in al-Madinah. I want to will to my relatives that I be buried in al-Madinah, and I will set aside a sum of money to facilitate my transfer from Riyadh to there. Is this action of mine correct?
Answer:
Only your deeds will benefit you, regardless of where in the earth you are buried. Only your deeds will benefit you. This is an unnecessary burden. This is an unnecessary burden. A Muslim is buried in the place where he died, with the Muslims, in the Muslim cemeteries, and he does not burden himself with transferring to al-Madinah or elsewhere, thinking that this will increase his deeds. He has nothing but his deeds. If he died in al-Madinah and was buried in al-Madinah while he was upon bad deeds, being in al-Madinah would not benefit him. And if he was buried in the East or the West while he was upon good deeds, that would not harm him. The deceased has nothing but his deeds, and I do not see this unnecessary burden. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: I love al-Madinah and wish to reside there. I also wish that if I die, my family will bury me in al-Madinah. I want to will to my relatives that I be buried in al-Madinah, and I will set aside a sum of money to facilitate my transfer from Riyadh to there. Is this action of mine correct?
Answer:
Only your deeds will benefit you, regardless of where in the earth you are buried. Only your deeds will benefit you. This is an unnecessary burden. This is an unnecessary burden. A Muslim is buried in the place where he died, with the Muslims, in the Muslim cemeteries, and he does not burden himself with transferring to al-Madinah or elsewhere, thinking that this will increase his deeds. He has nothing but his deeds. If he died in al-Madinah and was buried in al-Madinah while he was upon bad deeds, being in al-Madinah would not benefit him. And if he was buried in the East or the West while he was upon good deeds, that would not harm him. The deceased has nothing but his deeds, and I do not see this unnecessary burden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم توصية الأهل بالدفن في المدينة وتخصيص مبلغ من المال لذلك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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