The ruling on placing bricks to the right and left of a funeral
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His Eminence the Shaykh: In some regions, I attended a funeral burial and found them placing bricks to the right and left of the funeral and on top of it. What is the ruling on this practice?
Perhaps the ground is soft and they fear it will collapse on the deceased. If that is the case, then this is a pressing need, or perhaps there is water in it, for example near the sea. The point is, for a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. But without a pressing need, it is a waste of money; because the brick placed to the right and left of the grave might be enough for another grave or two, so it is a waste of money.
The questioner: Is it not permissible to place them?The Shaykh: No.
We do not say: It is not permissible.But we say: It is better to leave it.
Perhaps the ground is soft and they fear it will collapse on the deceased. If that is the case, then this is a pressing need, or perhaps there is water in it, for example near the sea. The point is, for a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. But without a pressing need, it is a waste of money; because the brick placed to the right and left of the grave might be enough for another grave or two, so it is a waste of money.
The questioner: Is it not permissible to place them?The Shaykh: No.
We do not say: It is not permissible.But we say: It is better to leave it.