What is your opinion, may Allah reward you, regarding Ibn al-Qayyim’s statement in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul) that the deceased knows of the visitor on Friday, and what is the ruling on specifically designating Friday for visiting graves?
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The questioner : Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul), mentioned that the deceased knows of the visitor on Friday, and he specified this to Friday. I do not know what his evidence is? And are the reports he cited authentic, or do they contain weakness?
The Shaykh : As for the reports he cited, I do not know about them. And as for specifying this to Friday, there is no basis for it, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 976b.
It is also established from him that he visited al-Baqi’ at night, as in the long, well-known hadith of Aisha. And on this basis, there is no basis for specifying his knowledge of the visitor to Friday. Likewise, the compilers of the Sunan reported, with a chain that Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr authenticated and Ibn al-Qayyim approved in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul), that Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the reports he cited, I do not know about them. And as for specifying this to Friday, there is no basis for it, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
so visit the graves, for that makes you mindful of death.
زوروا القبور فإنها تذكر الموتIt is also established from him that he visited al-Baqi’ at night, as in the long, well-known hadith of Aisha. And on this basis, there is no basis for specifying his knowledge of the visitor to Friday. Likewise, the compilers of the Sunan reported, with a chain that Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr authenticated and Ibn al-Qayyim approved in his book *Al-Ruh* (The Soul), that