Is it permissible for us to recite the Qur'an at the graves?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for us to recite the Qur'an at the graves?
The Shaykh : The Qur'an may be recited at any time and in any place, for it is a remembrance of Allah. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah in all his states". However, the scholars have made an exception for when a person is sitting to relieve himself of urine or feces, in which case he should not recite the Qur'an, as this state is not suitable for recitation.
Accordingly, it is permissible for a person to recite the Qur'an while in the cemetery, while walking in the market, or while in the mosque. It is also permissible for a person to recite the Qur'an while a menstruating woman is around him. In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lean on the lap of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, and recite the Qur'an while she was menstruating. However, intentionally going out to the cemeteries to recite there is a religious innovation (bid'ah), for this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no special status for the cemetery, nor any special status for reciting the Qur'an in the cemetery such that a person would go to the cemetery specifically to recite there.
Therefore, reciting the Qur'an in the cemeteries is a religious innovation (bid'ah) if a person went to the cemetery for the purpose of reciting the Qur'an there. However, if he went to the cemetery to greet the people of the graves or to accompany a funeral procession, and he recites the Qur'an there, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : Very well. A listener from the state of Bahrain, named Ismail Saleh, says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The Qur'an may be recited at any time and in any place, for it is a remembrance of Allah. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah in all his states". However, the scholars have made an exception for when a person is sitting to relieve himself of urine or feces, in which case he should not recite the Qur'an, as this state is not suitable for recitation.
Accordingly, it is permissible for a person to recite the Qur'an while in the cemetery, while walking in the market, or while in the mosque. It is also permissible for a person to recite the Qur'an while a menstruating woman is around him. In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lean on the lap of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, and recite the Qur'an while she was menstruating. However, intentionally going out to the cemeteries to recite there is a religious innovation (bid'ah), for this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no special status for the cemetery, nor any special status for reciting the Qur'an in the cemetery such that a person would go to the cemetery specifically to recite there.
Therefore, reciting the Qur'an in the cemeteries is a religious innovation (bid'ah) if a person went to the cemetery for the purpose of reciting the Qur'an there. However, if he went to the cemetery to greet the people of the graves or to accompany a funeral procession, and he recites the Qur'an there, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : Very well. A listener from the state of Bahrain, named Ismail Saleh, says: Your Eminence, the Shaykh.