The ruling on greeting the graves when passing by them in a car
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Question:
This questioner says: If I pass by the graves, should I greet them, for example while I am in my car, with the cemetery wall between me and them, or is it necessary to greet them only when I stop and stand among the graves inside the cemetery?
Answer:
If it is possible to stop among them, that is better and more complete. You get out and stand among the graves and greet them. If you greet them from a distance, there is no harm—Allah willing—if you are close enough to them that they can hear you. If you get out and stand by the wall and speak, that is more complete and more effective. You say: O Allah, forgive them, O Allah, have mercy on them. All of this is good by the wall. You stand by the wall and speak, or you go in and greet them from inside. All of it is good. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1569Sahih (Darussalam) And if a person passes by them and greets them, he has a great reward.
The presenter: Good. And if he is also in the car—O honorable Shaykh—and he greets them while he is in his car?
The Shaykh: If he is close to the wall, close to them, and he greets them in a way that they can hear his voice, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: If I pass by the graves, should I greet them, for example while I am in my car, with the cemetery wall between me and them, or is it necessary to greet them only when I stop and stand among the graves inside the cemetery?
Answer:
If it is possible to stop among them, that is better and more complete. You get out and stand among the graves and greet them. If you greet them from a distance, there is no harm—Allah willing—if you are close enough to them that they can hear you. If you get out and stand by the wall and speak, that is more complete and more effective. You say:
Peace be upon you, O people of the abode, from among the believers and the Muslims. And we, if Allah wills, are to follow you. May Allah have mercy on those of us who have gone before and those who come after. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
السلام عليكم أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين، وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقون، يرحم الله المستقدمين منا والمستأخرين، نسأل الله لنا ولكم العافيةVisit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.
زوروا القبور؛ فإنها تذكركم الآخرةThe presenter: Good. And if he is also in the car—O honorable Shaykh—and he greets them while he is in his car?
The Shaykh: If he is close to the wall, close to them, and he greets them in a way that they can hear his voice, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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