Is it prescribed to persist in giving sermons at graves?

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Ahmad Muhammad, a Yemeni resident in Riyadh, says: Has anything been reported regarding giving sermons at graves? We see some people advising and guiding. Has anything been reported on this?

Answer:
Nothing has been reported on this, and persisting in giving sermons at graves is a mistake, an error. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only did that once for a reason, which was that they found the grave had not yet been finished being prepared, so he sat (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions sat around him, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them a sermon, because this was for a reason, which was the non-completion of the grave's preparation. As for if the grave is prepared and they begin to bury the deceased, then they restrict themselves to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, which is that they stand at the grave after the earth has been leveled over it and finished, they stand over it and pray for him for forgiveness and steadfastness. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the obligatory, this is the prescribed and recommended at the grave and at the burial of the dead. As for making graves a place for sermons, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If he wants to admonish people by reminding them, he goes to the mosques, he goes to the gatherings of people in the government offices, but that he comes to the cemeteries and preaches and gives sermons, this is something the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, meaning he did not persist in it, and his Companions did not do it after him. Yes.