Is there a specific time limit for praying over a grave?
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The questioner : Regarding the issue of praying over a grave, does the length of time affect this?
The Shaykh : No, it does affect it. One prays over a grave if the deceased has died and the person is of the age of prayer. For example, if a person is twenty years old and the deceased died at the age of ten, he prays over him, because one who has reached ten years of age is of the age of prayer. But if a person is twenty years old and the deceased died at the age of thirty, he does not pray over him, because at the time of the prayer over him, he was not of the age of prayer. By this, we are saved from a person coming and saying: I pray over the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I pray over so-and-so and so-and-so who died long ago.
The Shaykh : No, it does affect it. One prays over a grave if the deceased has died and the person is of the age of prayer. For example, if a person is twenty years old and the deceased died at the age of ten, he prays over him, because one who has reached ten years of age is of the age of prayer. But if a person is twenty years old and the deceased died at the age of thirty, he does not pray over him, because at the time of the prayer over him, he was not of the age of prayer. By this, we are saved from a person coming and saying: I pray over the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I pray over so-and-so and so-and-so who died long ago.