If I go to my friend's grave to cry over him, is this forbidden or not?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I go to my friend's grave to cry over him, is this forbidden or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to go to the grave in order to cry over him, in order to make du'a for him, or to greet him. As for crying over him, no; crying is only at the time of the calamity, at the time of the calamity. As for after the calamity has passed, crying is not prescribed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I go to my friend's grave to cry over him, is this forbidden or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to go to the grave in order to cry over him, in order to make du'a for him, or to greet him. As for crying over him, no; crying is only at the time of the calamity, at the time of the calamity. As for after the calamity has passed, crying is not prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [26 -1024] إذا ذهبت إلى قبر صديقي لأبكي عليه، هل هذا حرام أم لا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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