What is prescribed for a visitor to a grave to face when greeting the deceased and when making supplication for him?
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The questioner:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. Regarding the visit to other ordinary graves, if the visitor intends to visit a grave, is there a specific rule? Some say he comes from the direction of the deceased's face and greets him, then turns to the grave, whether it is behind him or between him and the qiblah. Is there a specific legal ruling, or is the matter broad?
The Shaykh:
The scholars mentioned that if one intends to greet the deceased, he comes from the direction of his face, approaching the deceased from the direction of his face, and places the grave between himself and the qiblah, so that the deceased is facing the qiblah. The visitor turns his back to the qiblah and faces the deceased's face, because this is the greeting. It is among the etiquettes of greeting the living and the dead that if you intend to greet someone, you...
The questioner:
...come from the direction of his face.
The Shaykh:
...from the direction of his face, whether he is alive or dead. So you turn your back to the qiblah and face the deceased's face, and greet him. Then, if you intend to make supplication, you reverse the position: you come and place the grave between you and the qiblah, facing the qiblah, with your back to the grave, facing the qiblah. You raise your hands and make supplication for the deceased. Do you make supplication for the deceased as you do for yourself? Yes. You only make supplication for the deceased for forgiveness and mercy. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he not include himself in the supplication? He only supplicates for the deceased, not for himself, not for others, and not for the Muslims?
The Shaykh:
What is the place of this supplication? What is the place of this supplication is only for the deceased.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
For the visit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and grant you good.
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. Regarding the visit to other ordinary graves, if the visitor intends to visit a grave, is there a specific rule? Some say he comes from the direction of the deceased's face and greets him, then turns to the grave, whether it is behind him or between him and the qiblah. Is there a specific legal ruling, or is the matter broad?
The Shaykh:
The scholars mentioned that if one intends to greet the deceased, he comes from the direction of his face, approaching the deceased from the direction of his face, and places the grave between himself and the qiblah, so that the deceased is facing the qiblah. The visitor turns his back to the qiblah and faces the deceased's face, because this is the greeting. It is among the etiquettes of greeting the living and the dead that if you intend to greet someone, you...
The questioner:
...come from the direction of his face.
The Shaykh:
...from the direction of his face, whether he is alive or dead. So you turn your back to the qiblah and face the deceased's face, and greet him. Then, if you intend to make supplication, you reverse the position: you come and place the grave between you and the qiblah, facing the qiblah, with your back to the grave, facing the qiblah. You raise your hands and make supplication for the deceased. Do you make supplication for the deceased as you do for yourself? Yes. You only make supplication for the deceased for forgiveness and mercy. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he not include himself in the supplication? He only supplicates for the deceased, not for himself, not for others, and not for the Muslims?
The Shaykh:
What is the place of this supplication? What is the place of this supplication is only for the deceased.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
For the visit.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and grant you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [896] ماذا يُشرع لزائر القبر أن يستقبل عند السلام على الميت وعند الدعاء له؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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