It is better to raise the grave from the ground by a shibr or the like

Q: We see many people, when burying the deceased, raising the grave more than a shibr. When we advise them against it, they say that it is to protect it from the flood. We also see them adding gravel on top of the grave after burial, in addition to its original soil, and they sprinkle water on it. What is the ruling on what they do?

A: There is nothing wrong with any of this. It is better to raise it by a shibr or the like, and if it is raised slightly with gravel or the like, the matter is easy in this regard; so that the graves are known and recognized, and so that they are not desecrated. And if they bury it with its soil, place gravel on it, and sprinkle it with water so that the soil is fixed by it, then there is nothing wrong with any of this; because it preserves its soil and ensures its durability.