Ruling on specifically visiting graves on Friday
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What is the ruling on specifically designating the visitation of graves for Friday, and is there any virtue in it over other times?
There is no evidence for specifically designating the visitation of graves for Friday, and visiting graveyards is permissible at any time. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited the graveyard at night and made du'a for the people of the graves.
And if someone were to say: It is recommended that every person who has become heedless of the remembrance of death should go and visit the cemetery, and let this be the reason for the visit. If this were said, it would have a valid basis.And the evidence: The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Visit the graves, for they remind you of death” . In reality, when a person goes to the graves and visits them, he must remember death and the Hereafter; because he sees that this grave, whose owner was with him on the surface of the earth yesterday, eating and drinking, enjoying life, going and coming, is now held accountable for his deeds. So the person remembers. Then, does he consider it unlikely that he will be like this man? Absolutely not. There is no doubt in this. A person may go out to the mosque and not return to his house except being carried, or he may sleep and not rise except for a funeral. This is something observed.
Some of our brothers told us last week that a man had invited his friends to a wedding feast. They attended the feast after the 'Isha' prayer. In the same place, while the people were waiting for the meal, he felt dizzy, so they carried him to the hospital, and he died there immediately. Does anyone consider it unlikely that he will be afflicted with what afflicted this man? Absolutely not. So, my brother, when you visit the cemetery, remember those who were with you, eating and drinking, enjoying life, talking, laughing, sleeping, going and coming, and now they are held accountable for their deeds. They are unable to add a single good deed to their good deeds or to remove a single bad deed from their bad deeds.If someone were to say: It is recommended that whenever a person sees hardness and heedlessness in himself, he should go to the cemeteries and visit them. This was not far-fetched. But when he visits them, what does he say?He says: “Peace be upon you, O people of the abodes, from among the believers and the Muslims, and we, if Allah wills, will be joining you. May Allah have mercy on those of you who went before and those who come after. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you. O Allah, do not deprive us of their reward, and do not test us after them, and forgive us and them” .
There is no evidence for specifically designating the visitation of graves for Friday, and visiting graveyards is permissible at any time. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited the graveyard at night and made du'a for the people of the graves.
And if someone were to say: It is recommended that every person who has become heedless of the remembrance of death should go and visit the cemetery, and let this be the reason for the visit. If this were said, it would have a valid basis.And the evidence: The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Visit the graves, for they remind you of death” . In reality, when a person goes to the graves and visits them, he must remember death and the Hereafter; because he sees that this grave, whose owner was with him on the surface of the earth yesterday, eating and drinking, enjoying life, going and coming, is now held accountable for his deeds. So the person remembers. Then, does he consider it unlikely that he will be like this man? Absolutely not. There is no doubt in this. A person may go out to the mosque and not return to his house except being carried, or he may sleep and not rise except for a funeral. This is something observed.
Some of our brothers told us last week that a man had invited his friends to a wedding feast. They attended the feast after the 'Isha' prayer. In the same place, while the people were waiting for the meal, he felt dizzy, so they carried him to the hospital, and he died there immediately. Does anyone consider it unlikely that he will be afflicted with what afflicted this man? Absolutely not. So, my brother, when you visit the cemetery, remember those who were with you, eating and drinking, enjoying life, talking, laughing, sleeping, going and coming, and now they are held accountable for their deeds. They are unable to add a single good deed to their good deeds or to remove a single bad deed from their bad deeds.If someone were to say: It is recommended that whenever a person sees hardness and heedlessness in himself, he should go to the cemeteries and visit them. This was not far-fetched. But when he visits them, what does he say?He says: “Peace be upon you, O people of the abodes, from among the believers and the Muslims, and we, if Allah wills, will be joining you. May Allah have mercy on those of you who went before and those who come after. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you. O Allah, do not deprive us of their reward, and do not test us after them, and forgive us and them” .