The ruling on reciting the Qur'an at the grave after the burial of the deceased

Question:
Our brother says: I read the book *Riyad al-Salihin* in the chapter on supplicating for the deceased after burial and sitting by his grave for an hour. Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said in this chapter: It is recommended to recite something of the Qur'an by the grave, and if they complete the recitation of the entire Qur'an, that is good. I hope you will provide us with beneficial guidance regarding this statement?

Answer:
There is no evidence for this, and even if it were authentic from al-Shafi'i, if it were authentic from al-Shafi'i, there is still no evidence for it. The correct view is that it is not recommended. Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) is one of the scholars known for adhering to the Sunnah, but everyone makes mistakes and hits the mark; every scholar has errors, just as Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "None of us is free from having a ruling rejected or a ruling accepted, except the one in this grave," meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And the Prophet said: .
Therefore, there is no evidence for reciting by the grave, and the Sunnah is not to recite by graves. However, one should supplicate for the deceased after burial. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished burying the deceased, he would stand by the grave and say: . When he visited his mother's grave, he asked his Lord for permission to seek forgiveness for her, but he was not granted permission. So he sat by her and wept, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) made others weep because of the calamity of his Lord not permitting him to seek forgiveness for her. She had died during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
When death approached 'Amr ibn al-'As , he instructed his sons and those present at his grave to sit with him for the duration of a camel's slaughter, the time it takes to slaughter a camel and divide its meat, so that he would be comforted by their company until he could see what he would answer with regarding the messengers of his Lord. He said this based on his independent legal reasoning; there is no recitation involved in this, his intention was only to supplicate for him and seek mercy for him.
The Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is clear in this matter, and it is to supplicate for him with forgiveness and steadfastness. As for them sitting for the time it takes to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, that is from 'Amr's independent legal reasoning, and there is no evidence for it. What is prescribed is to supplicate for the deceased Muslim and seek forgiveness for him after burial. This is what is prescribed.
As for reciting the Qur'an by him, one surah, several surahs, or completing the recitation of the Qur'an, there is no evidence for this, and it should be left. Yes.

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