Explaining the Sunnah and innovations in burial.

The Shaykh : I will say that a questioner asked, saying: Some people, when they bury the deceased, one of them makes a supplication and urges the others to say "Ameen" to his supplication. He asked: Is this from the Sunnah? The answer was: No. Nothing has been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the burial of the deceased except to throw three handfuls of earth on his grave, without reciting verses. This classification, this arrangement, this system has not been authenticated from the Messenger (peace be upon him). What is authenticated is that one takes a handful and throws it on the grave. The text specifies silence; nothing is recited. A first handful, a second, and a third. It is also established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So, everyone who is present at the burial, at the grave, at the time of burial, is addressed by the command of the Messenger (peace be upon him). This is the steadfastness that the Messenger (peace be upon him) commanded those around the grave to ask Allah for him. This and that, other than these two, has not been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So, throwing earth three times without reciting anything, and secondly, seeking forgiveness for the deceased and asking Allah for steadfastness for him. Nothing after that. Everyone departs to their interests, to their works, to their homes. As for what is known as "ta'leem" (instructing the deceased), this instruction does not benefit the deceased at all. If we do not say that it may harm him. It is exactly like instructing a student during an exam. If the student has not prepared himself to answer well about what he will be examined on, does the instruction benefit him? No, it does not benefit him; it may harm him. This is like The deceased who died, we strike this example as they say in some countries, "Alawiyyah." He died as an atheist. What is the benefit of saying: If they come to you and ask you, "Who is your Lord?" say, "My Lord is Allah." He cannot do it. Why? Because he did not practice himself, he did not take his lessons during his life to be able to answer that question from the angel assigned to question him. So this instruction, first, is not valid in the Shari'ah, and then it is not reasonable and not digestible by the mind. For this reason, we say: Bring it, whoever has a question, without words, it is only raising the hands, please.