Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of a deceased two-year-old girl?
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The questioner:
My daughter, who was two years and three months old, passed away. When I remember her, I cry for a long time. Is it obligatory for her to have charity given on her behalf? When I visit her grave, I recite Surat al-Fatihah, make du'a for her, and sprinkle water on her grave. Is that permissible? She died as a drowning victim. Is a drowning victim a martyr?
The Shaykh:
Whether it is a woman or a man.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest.
The Shaykh:
A woman is not permitted to visit graves, not her daughter's grave, nor any other. It is forbidden for a woman to visit graves.
The questioner:
The questioner did not clarify whether it is a man or a woman.
The Shaykh:
If it is a man, visiting graves is prescribed for him to make du'a for the dead and to greet them. As for sprinkling water on the grave, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible. As for recitation at the grave, it is also a bid'ah and is not permissible. What is prescribed is making du'a and seeking forgiveness for the deceased.
My daughter, who was two years and three months old, passed away. When I remember her, I cry for a long time. Is it obligatory for her to have charity given on her behalf? When I visit her grave, I recite Surat al-Fatihah, make du'a for her, and sprinkle water on her grave. Is that permissible? She died as a drowning victim. Is a drowning victim a martyr?
The Shaykh:
Whether it is a woman or a man.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest.
The Shaykh:
A woman is not permitted to visit graves, not her daughter's grave, nor any other. It is forbidden for a woman to visit graves.
The questioner:
The questioner did not clarify whether it is a man or a woman.
The Shaykh:
If it is a man, visiting graves is prescribed for him to make du'a for the dead and to greet them. As for sprinkling water on the grave, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible. As for recitation at the grave, it is also a bid'ah and is not permissible. What is prescribed is making du'a and seeking forgiveness for the deceased.
Source
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