If one passes by a cemetery without intending to visit it, is it recommended for him to greet its inhabitants?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Some people say: Greeting the inhabitants of the graves is not recommended unless one intends to go specifically to visit the cemetery, but if a person passes near the cemetery, he is not required to make du'a.
The Shaykh : So it is not for him.
The questioner : So it is not for him to make du'a unless he enters it with the intention of visiting, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): So please explain it?
The Shaykh : According to our jurists (may Allah have mercy on them): if he visits it or passes by it, meaning: whether he intended to visit when leaving his home or his market, or he passed by it for another business, he should greet them. If he greets them, I see no harm in that, even if he did not go out for the sake of visiting.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Some people say: Greeting the inhabitants of the graves is not recommended unless one intends to go specifically to visit the cemetery, but if a person passes near the cemetery, he is not required to make du'a.
The Shaykh : So it is not for him.
The questioner : So it is not for him to make du'a unless he enters it with the intention of visiting, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
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إذا أتى أحدكمThe Shaykh : According to our jurists (may Allah have mercy on them): if he visits it or passes by it, meaning: whether he intended to visit when leaving his home or his market, or he passed by it for another business, he should greet them. If he greets them, I see no harm in that, even if he did not go out for the sake of visiting.