Do the people of the graves benefit when one passes by them and recites the supplication for passing by graveyards?

The questioner : Regarding the graves, does that mean the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), before his passing, when he went to al-Baqi' and returned, visited them and greeted them, and he used to visit them constantly, right? So, in our visiting of graves, naturally, for those who have relatives like their father or mother, or Muslims in general, do they benefit from our visiting them after we greet them, up to the end of the supplication, meaning? And also, we are walking on the road and we pass by a graveyard, and the young men want to ask you the same question: when you pass by, do you greet them, meaning, every time, every time, up to the end? So this is the question, O Shaykh, if you permit?

The Shaykh : Whenever you pass by graveyards, you should greet them. As for whether they benefit? The answer is: it is like if you supplicate for your Muslim brother in his absence; if Allah accepts your supplication, he benefits. Similarly, the deceased benefit if our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) accepts the supplication of the one passing by them and greeting them. Beyond this, we have nothing.

The questioner : Ah, meaning they benefit even if I supplicate now.

The Shaykh : That is it.

The questioner : But there is no obligation on me, or, meaning, for the sake of admonition, to go to the graves, right? May Allah reward you with good.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, regarding the question, meaning, whenever you pass by, do you intentionally and specifically visit to greet them? Because we heard a statement that it is not permissible to greet the people of the graves unless you intend to visit?

The Shaykh : No, both are permissible.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.