The ruling on writing on graves.
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The questioner : We place a piece of marble on the graves of our deceased in Kuwait, with the name of the deceased and the date of his death written on it?
The Shaykh : Why did you say—may Allah forgive you—“we place,” and not “they place”?
The questioner : Because we place it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You place it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah! And why?
The questioner : I mean, ignorance... so we ask, I mean.
The Shaykh : But you...
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I mean, we did not place it.
The Shaykh : But you learned that it is ignorance; therefore, you were saved from this ignorance.
The questioner : No, I did not know, O Shaykh, until now.
The Shaykh : Strange.
The questioner : Until now, I mean.
The Shaykh : Then continue your question [everyone laughs!], yes, what do they place?
The questioner : They place, O Shaykh, a piece of marble with the name of the deceased written on it, like a witness, like a witness.
The Shaykh : It is known.
The questioner : ... The witness is a thick piece of marble, the name of the deceased and the date of his death?
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly a contagion that came to you from us; so do not be afraid, speak!
The questioner : Does this mean it contradicts the Shari'ah for them?
The Shaykh : Contradicts what? The Shari'ah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It certainly contradicts the Shari'ah; because in the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them both): “That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade building on the grave, plastering it, and writing on it,” is that clear?
The questioner : Clear, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : Why did you say—may Allah forgive you—“we place,” and not “they place”?
The questioner : Because we place it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You place it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah! And why?
The questioner : I mean, ignorance... so we ask, I mean.
The Shaykh : But you...
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I mean, we did not place it.
The Shaykh : But you learned that it is ignorance; therefore, you were saved from this ignorance.
The questioner : No, I did not know, O Shaykh, until now.
The Shaykh : Strange.
The questioner : Until now, I mean.
The Shaykh : Then continue your question [everyone laughs!], yes, what do they place?
The questioner : They place, O Shaykh, a piece of marble with the name of the deceased written on it, like a witness, like a witness.
The Shaykh : It is known.
The questioner : ... The witness is a thick piece of marble, the name of the deceased and the date of his death?
The Shaykh : This is undoubtedly a contagion that came to you from us; so do not be afraid, speak!
The questioner : Does this mean it contradicts the Shari'ah for them?
The Shaykh : Contradicts what? The Shari'ah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It certainly contradicts the Shari'ah; because in the hadith of Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them both): “That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade building on the grave, plastering it, and writing on it,” is that clear?
The questioner : Clear, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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