What is the ruling on removing thorns from graveyards?
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The questioner : Regarding removing thorns from graveyards, meaning some people go to the graveyard and find thorns and grass and such, and they clean the graveyard of this. What is the ruling on this action?
The Shaykh : We ask them about their intention in this action. What are they aiming for?
The questioner : I did not ask them.
The Shaykh : So you ask them, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If they mean, I am telling you now, if they intend by this that people not be harmed by these thorns.
The Shaykh : How are they harmed by these thorns?
The questioner : Meaning, if they walk to visit the graves?
The Shaykh : And visiting graves is not valid except by being pricked by thorns?
The questioner : Meaning, I said it from myself, meaning from my own pocket, as they say!
The Shaykh : Yes, and I am answering you from myself so that you may respond later from yourself!
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : We ask them about their intention in this action. What are they aiming for?
The questioner : I did not ask them.
The Shaykh : So you ask them, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If they mean, I am telling you now, if they intend by this that people not be harmed by these thorns.
The Shaykh : How are they harmed by these thorns?
The questioner : Meaning, if they walk to visit the graves?
The Shaykh : And visiting graves is not valid except by being pricked by thorns?
The questioner : Meaning, I said it from myself, meaning from my own pocket, as they say!
The Shaykh : Yes, and I am answering you from myself so that you may respond later from yourself!
The questioner: All right.
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