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"11 is better that OMe af you should sit on live coals which wouldburn his dot/'ing and come in contact with his skin than that heshould sit on I> gmve:(Related by Imam Muslim a. a marf'" (trac~abkj nadUh)"Irn arn Ibllul-Qayyirn (may Allah have mercy On him) said:"If only we (Muslims) reflect 0>1 the (implicaliO>ls of) the Prophetsprohibition of sitting on the graves. lea/ling on them, and treadillgupon them, we would come to kHOW thnt the Prophet (PB UH)instructs us to venemte tlw inhabitant5 of the graves from their head,being trodden on with footwear:Seventhly: Rulings on Condolence and Visiting Graves11, PRAYERIt is an act of the Sunnah to conwle the bereaved person and advise h im tobe pati~nt . and to pray for the deceased, for' Amr Ibn Hazm narrated that theProphet (l'BUH) said,"No believer consoles his (berea\'ed M1151im) brother (by advi5ing him10 show patimce) but Allah, Almightyand Ever-Maje5tic be He, willdreOj himfmm the garment5 of digllity 011 the Day ofResumxlion:(A marf" (traceable) lJad frh . wilh a trustworthy chain oftrammittersrelated by Tbn Majahj'"l'h .. e ar~ also various /!adiths having the same m ~ .ning. When consoling aenc~ is to be: "MayAII~h make YOllrrewardcomfort you with a bettrr compens~tio". ~"d forgive YOllr dece~sed:berea""done. thewordingo fcondo lg ,.~t.It is impermissible to have a silting place for r~c~ iving and dedaringcondolences, as m istakenly done by rome people today. Yet , it is desirableto prepare some food for the family of the dec~ased . for the Prophet(PBUH) said:"Prepare some food for the family of !ajar, for it has happened tothem that which occupied them (i.e. the deClth 0/10 jar):(Related by Imam Ahmad and At· Tirmidhi; th~ latter de em~d it abawn (good) nodi/hi'Some of the family OrlM deceased nowadays specify a place (or people togather for offering their condolenCe