The Wisdom Behind Visiting Graves

The Shaykh : Perhaps the distance between you and it is only a short one, and it reminds you of the Hereafter, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Our visiting of graves is to make du'a' for the people in the graves, not to make du'a' to the people in the graves. Our visiting them is not for making du'a' to them, but for making du'a' for them. For this reason, we say: . They are in need of well-being and in need of forgiveness. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished burying the deceased, would stand over him and say: . Allah is the Greatest! From the moment the burial of the deceased is completed, he has now been handed over to the Hereafter. He has ended from this world finally, as if he had never existed in this world. Just as a period of time has passed over a person, , he is now finished; he was not an existing thing, he has become a piece of news among the news. It has ended with his deeds; his deeds have been sealed. . So, we make du'a' for them. You stand at the grave when the burial is completed and say: O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, forgive him. We chose three times because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he made du'a', would make it three times. And we say: O Allah, make him firm, O Allah, make him firm, O Allah, make him firm. With what? With the firm word, because when a person’s handover is completed, two angels come to him and ask him about his Lord, his religion, and his Prophet. I ask Allah to make me and you firm with the firm word in this worldly life and in the Hereafter.