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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Placing a marker on the grave so that the visitor can identify this grave; a simple marker.

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The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, placing a marker on the grave so that the visitor can identify the grave; a simple marker?

The Shaykh : Yes, placing a marker on the grave so that one who intends to visit it can identify it is permissible, but on the condition that this marker not be prominent such that the grave becomes famous and stands out above the graves around it. Rather, it should be a marker that a person can recognize without making this grave famous.

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. From Sudan, a listener whose name is symbolized by the letters A, H, and A says:
Source alathar.net

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