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Whoever pays a visit to a grave should face the deceased, greet him, and supplicate for him. On this subject we find the
following: Buraidah reported: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, taught us that when we visited graves we should say, 'Peace
be upon you, O believing men and women, O dwellers of this place. Certainly, Allah willing, we will join you. You have
preceded us and we are to follow you.We supplicate to Allah to grant us and you security'.'' (Reported by Muslim, Ahmad,
and others)….
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.51a
Funeral Prayer on a Grave
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.71
Prohibition of Sitting, Leaning, and Walking on
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 6859 Narrated by
Zayd ibn ThabitAs Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) was going with us towards the dwellings of Banu an-Najjar. While
riding his pony, it shied and he nearly fell off. He found four, five or six graves there. He said: Which of you knows about
those lying in the graves? Someone said: I do. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: In what state did they die? He said:
They died as polytheists. He said: These people are passing through the ordeal in the graves. If it were not for the fact that
you would stop burying (your dead) in the graves if you heard the torment in the grave, which I hear, I should have certainly
made you listen to it. Then turning his face towards us, he said: Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of Hell. They said:
We seek refuge with Allah from the torment of Hell. He said: Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave. They
said: We seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the grave. He said: Seek refuge with Allah from turmoil, its visible and
invisible (aspects). They said: We seek refuge with Allah from turmoil and its visible and invisible aspects. He said: Seek
refuge with Allah from the turmoil of the Dajjal. They said: We seek refuge Allah from the turmoil of the Dajjal.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.74a
Placing Branches of Palm on a Grave
It is not lawful to put a branch of a palm or flowers on a grave. The contrary is suggested by the following
hadith reported by Bukhari and others from Ibn 'Abbas: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, passed by two
graves and said, 'Those two are being punished for a minor matter. The first did not clean himself carefully
after urinating. The second one used to spread lies.' Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked for a fresh
branch of a palm tree, broke it into two parts, and then placed a part on each of them, saying, 'I hope that
this will reduce their punishment for as long as the branch remains fresh.' Al-Khattabi is of the opinion,
however, that "This placing of a branch of a palm on the graves, while saying, "I hope that this will reduce
their punishment for as long as it remains fresh," is a blessed effect of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and
of his supplication to Allah to lighten their punishment."According to Al-Khattabi, "He hoped, as it were,
that the two would be relieved of their punishment so long as the palm branch remained fresh. This,
however, does not have anything to do with the freshness or dryness of the palm branch or its role in
lightening the punishment as such. Though the masses in many of the Muslim countries place branches of
palm over the graves of their relatives, this practice has no basis or merit in the light of Islamic teachings."
Al-Khattabi's opinion as reported above is correct. The Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them, were
familiar with this and practiced it. Bukhari reported that, "There is no evidence to show that anyone of them ever put a branch
of a palm or a bunch of flowers
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.77
Building New Graves over Old Graves
Muslim scholars agree that a place where a Muslim is buried should not be disturbed if flesh, bones, or other parts of the
body remain there. If any of his other remains are found it is not permissible to disturb them. But if the entire corpse has
disintegrated into dust, then a new grave may be dug there. Also, in such a case it is permissible to use the land for planting,
cultivation, building, and for other beneficial purposes. If the remains of a body, such as bones, are found during the digging,
then the digging should be stopped. And if the remains are found after the digging is finished, then it is quite permissible to
place these to one side in the grave and bury another body beside them….
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 1083 Narrated by
Jundub ibn Abdullah
I heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) five days before his death and he said: I
stand acquitted before Allah that I took anyone of you as friend, for Allah has taken me as His friend,
as he took Ibrahim as His friend. Had I taken any one of my Ummah as a friend, I would have taken
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