Is the prayer for the absent person absolute?
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The questioner : As for the prayer at the grave, if it were prescribed, it would open up a wider field for people.
The Shaykh : This is sound and good speech. It says: It is not befitting for us to say that it is an absolute recommended practice, lest the graveyards become filled with those praying, because people have strong emotions in these matters. Perhaps they would go to the graves, and every day someone would go to a person and pray at his grave. So if it were restricted to one who has a benefit for the Muslims in general, or a person close to you, such that you must go out and pray for him, and your soul is not at peace except by doing so, meaning if this were restricted, it would be good.
The Shaykh : This is sound and good speech. It says: It is not befitting for us to say that it is an absolute recommended practice, lest the graveyards become filled with those praying, because people have strong emotions in these matters. Perhaps they would go to the graves, and every day someone would go to a person and pray at his grave. So if it were restricted to one who has a benefit for the Muslims in general, or a person close to you, such that you must go out and pray for him, and your soul is not at peace except by doing so, meaning if this were restricted, it would be good.