Is it prescribed to greet the graves when passing by them without the intention of visiting, and did the practice of the righteous Salaf follow this?
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The questioner : In the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "When I go to the graves, what should I say?" So, if one passes by the graves in a car from one place to another, and the intention of this passing is not to visit, does he greet the dead? And did the Salaf practice this?
The Shaykh : As for whether the Salaf practiced this, we do not know. As for whether it is prescribed? Yes, there is a hadith in whose chain there is weakness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, "Peace be upon you," when he passed by the graves, up to the end of the supplication. If this had been authentic in terms of its chain, the answer would have been clear, but there is weakness in its chain. From another angle, the authentic, established hadiths in Muslim and others do not contain the word "passing by" or anything that conveys the meaning of this passing. However, if the purpose of the prescription of visiting graves, after the prohibition of it, is to remember death, then there is no doubt that the one passing by the graves has achieved this. May Allah make your smile bright.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, but perhaps this is possible, meaning
The questioner : the place is limited.
The Shaykh : It is not a matter of preferring the place, but rather realizing a scholarly benefit.
The questioner : The reason for it, O Shaykh, is the place.
The Shaykh : As for this, the answer to this is that the place is not developed. So, if a Muslim passes by the graves, even if he did not intend to visit them specifically, he should intend to greet them, because there is nothing that prevents this, especially since it is a supplication.
The Shaykh : As for whether the Salaf practiced this, we do not know. As for whether it is prescribed? Yes, there is a hadith in whose chain there is weakness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, "Peace be upon you," when he passed by the graves, up to the end of the supplication. If this had been authentic in terms of its chain, the answer would have been clear, but there is weakness in its chain. From another angle, the authentic, established hadiths in Muslim and others do not contain the word "passing by" or anything that conveys the meaning of this passing. However, if the purpose of the prescription of visiting graves, after the prohibition of it, is to remember death, then there is no doubt that the one passing by the graves has achieved this. May Allah make your smile bright.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, but perhaps this is possible, meaning
The questioner : the place is limited.
The Shaykh : It is not a matter of preferring the place, but rather realizing a scholarly benefit.
The questioner : The reason for it, O Shaykh, is the place.
The Shaykh : As for this, the answer to this is that the place is not developed. So, if a Muslim passes by the graves, even if he did not intend to visit them specifically, he should intend to greet them, because there is nothing that prevents this, especially since it is a supplication.
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