Ruling on a husband visiting his wife's grave when he marries a second wife

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In our village in the Arab Republic of Egypt, when a man's wife passes away and he marries another, they go to her grave on the night of his wedding to the new wife and place water on it. Is this part of the Sunnah or a religious innovation?
Answer: There is no basis for this; it is a religious innovation. There is no basis for this. Yes.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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