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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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When greeting the deceased at his grave, should I face the qiblah or the face of the deceased?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when I intend to greet the deceased at his grave, should I face the qiblah or the face of the deceased?

Answer:
When greeting him, you face the deceased, you turn your back to the qiblah, and you greet the deceased as you would a living person, just as you greet a living person. If you wish to make du'a for him, you go and face the qiblah and call upon Allah for him, placing the grave between you and the qiblah, and you call upon Allah for the deceased. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [897 -939] عند إرادة السلام على الميت في قبره، هل أتوجه للقبلة أم إلى وجه الميت؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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