The ruling on reciting al-Fatihah for the souls of the deceased when visiting graves

The listener Ibrahim 'Abd al-Ahmad 'Iyash from the Yemen Arab Republic, from the al-Hudaydah district, sent a message containing several questions. In one of them, he says: I ask you about people who, when they intend to visit the graveyards, arrive at the graves, bid farewell to the deceased, and make du'a' for them, concluding their du'a' by saying: "al-Fatihah for the souls of our deceased and the deceased of the Muslims, and for the soul of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." Is this prescribed or not? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: This is not prescribed. The Sunnah for the believer when visiting graves is to greet them, saying what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions: , and in another hadith: , and in another hadith: . He should make du'a' for them as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained. As for saying after that "al-Fatihah for so-and-so" or "for the Prophet" or "for the deceased," there is no evidence for this. This is a religious innovation (bid'ah). What is prescribed is to greet them and to make du'a' for them with forgiveness and mercy, and this is sufficient. This is because the purpose of the visit is remembrance, taking a lesson, and making du'a' for the deceased of the Muslims with mercy and forgiveness. As for reciting the Qur'an over the graves or dedicating the recitation to so-and-so or so-and-so, this is not prescribed. Especially their saying "al-Fatihah for so-and-so," or so-and-so, or so-and-so; this has no basis. Rather, it is something that people have introduced and innovated. Yes.