The ruling on placing sunshades in graveyards and distributing water in the summer
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Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, and says: Recently, people have started placing things like sunshades in the graveyards, especially during the hot summer, and distributing water. We ask Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, to clarify this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is prohibited. A fatwa has been issued by Your Eminence, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, regarding placing canopies in the graveyard. As for distributing water to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. However, placing a canopy for the purpose of condolence is prohibited and not permissible. Yes.
This questioner asks, Shaykh, and says: Recently, people have started placing things like sunshades in the graveyards, especially during the hot summer, and distributing water. We ask Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, to clarify this. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is prohibited. A fatwa has been issued by Your Eminence, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, regarding placing canopies in the graveyard. As for distributing water to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. However, placing a canopy for the purpose of condolence is prohibited and not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم وضع الشمسيات في المقابر وتوزيع المياه في أيام الصيف لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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