What is the ruling on giving a sermon at the head of the deceased?

Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on giving a sermon after the burial or before the burial at the cemetery?

Answer:
This is not prescribed. Making it a regular practice to give sermons at the grave is not prescribed, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make it a regular practice. He only did it once for a reason: when they arrived, the preparation of the grave was not finished, so they sat down. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down, and the Companions sat around him waiting for the digging of the grave to be completed. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them a sermon because of the delay in the burial. However, if they arrive and the grave is ready, they proceed with the burial. When they finish the burial, they supplicate for their brother to be granted steadfastness, seek forgiveness for him, and then they leave. Yes.