What is the ruling on specifically designating Friday for visiting graves?
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The questioner : Some people say, for example, ... after the Friday prayer ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people, after the Friday prayer
The Shaykh : Some people, after the Friday prayer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : To whom?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is reprehensible, because specifically designating Friday for visiting graves is a religious innovation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, they gather, ... they stroll around.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, even this is worse: that they gather in order to visit the grave on a day specifically designated for visiting; this is more severe.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, they should forbid this.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The evidence is that visiting graves is an act of worship, and acts of worship are based on following the Sunnah. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people, after the Friday prayer
The Shaykh : Some people, after the Friday prayer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : To whom?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is reprehensible, because specifically designating Friday for visiting graves is a religious innovation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, they gather, ... they stroll around.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, even this is worse: that they gather in order to visit the grave on a day specifically designated for visiting; this is more severe.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, they should forbid this.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : The evidence is that visiting graves is an act of worship, and acts of worship are based on following the Sunnah. Yes.