Does placing water on graves benefit the deceased?
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The questioner : Does placing water on graves benefit the deceased?
The Shaykh : It does not benefit the deceased. Whoever does this believing that it does, their belief is incorrect. The grave is only sprinkled with water at the time of burial so that the parts of the soil do not scatter due to the wind or otherwise; this is the purpose of sprinkling the grave at burial.
As for the deceased benefiting from it, the deceased does not benefit from it, and the water does not reach him either, and his body has no need for water. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It does not benefit the deceased. Whoever does this believing that it does, their belief is incorrect. The grave is only sprinkled with water at the time of burial so that the parts of the soil do not scatter due to the wind or otherwise; this is the purpose of sprinkling the grave at burial.
As for the deceased benefiting from it, the deceased does not benefit from it, and the water does not reach him either, and his body has no need for water. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.