What is the ruling on going to the graveyards to pray for those who were recently buried?

Question:
Sometimes I go to the graveyard and pray for those who were buried a day or two, or a little more, ago. I find graves that are not marked, and I am told, "This is the grave of a Rafidi." Should I pray for them?

Answer:
You don't know for sure that he is a Rafidi, so there is no need to go to such lengths. Going to the graveyards to pray for those buried three or four days ago is difficult, and none of the Salaf did this except in this case. However, if you attend the funeral prayer, pray for him. If you missed the prayer before his burial, pray over the grave. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. As for this effort of going to look for new graves and praying over them, we have not known this from our Salaf. Yes.