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Visiting the Graves 8All Praise is due to Allah, and may the salaah and salaam be on Prophet Muhammad, his household, the noble companions, and those who follow them until the Day of Resurrection. Ruling on Visiting Graves and ItsBenefitsVisiting the graves is legalized for men, and the preponderating opinion is that it is forbidden for women. In visiting graves, there are two benefits. 1. A lesson for the visitor – it will help remind the believer of the Hereafter. 2. Seeking Allah’s forgiveness for the deceased. Scenarios of Visiting GravesVisiting graves falls into the following categories: 1. Visiting the graves in order to call upon their occupants – this is major shirk and takes the person out of Islam. • Example: The visitor says, “O so and so, I ask you to relieve me.” 2. Visiting the graves in order to invoke Allah by the gravesite –this is in principle an innovation; in addition, it can turn into a fitnah (affliction) for the visitor. For instance, if Allah answers his request, he may think it was due to the blessing of the grave’s occupant; however, we know the occupant possesses nothing of this. 3. Visiting the grave to invoke Allah by the occupant – this involves putting the grave’s occupant as an intermediary between him and Allah; this is unlawful and could become major shirk. • Example: “O Allah, I ask you by the right of this occupant and the right of Muhammad upon you.” 4. Visiting the grave in order to agitate grief – Shaykh al-‐Islam ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said anything that agitates the affliction is from lamentation. • Example: Whenever a person remembers his beloved ones (e.g. father, mother, relatives, etc.) that have died, he visits their graves and this may fall under lamentation. 5. Visiting the graves to invoke Allah for its inhabitants – this is permissible. 8 Prepared by Saleh As-‐Saleh -‐ 26 -‐
6. Visiting the graves for remembrance of the Hereafter and contemplation – this is permissible. Therefore, only the last two scenarios fulfill the legal justifications for visiting the graves, and both are recommended. Source: http://abdurrahman.org/finaljourney/VisitingTheGraves.pdf -‐ 27 -‐
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