The Ruling on Giving Water in Charity in Graveyards

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is it permissible to give charity in the graveyard by bringing water and distributing it to people, and to do this on a regular basis?

Answer:
By Allah, my brothers, look at the things the Salaf did not do and which were not present in the previous eras of the Muslims. We do not introduce these things at the graveyards, because matters start out small, then they grow, and then they become religious innovations (bid'ah) and evil. We stick to what we found the people of this land doing; they used to bury their dead and nothing else happened. They did not bring water, they did not bring charity, they did not give sermons at the graves, and they did not hold lectures at the graves. None of this existed. So we do not introduce things that develop later and lead us to consequences that are not praiseworthy.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you