Visiting Graves
213 questions
How can a person repent when they feel "blind of heart" and unable to respond to religion and abstain from sins, despite knowing the consequences of their actions and Allah's ruling on them?
What is the reason for the occasional disappearance of khushu (devotion/humility) during prayer, recitation of the Quran, and supplication, and its return at other times?
Is it permissible to surround a grave with bricks to mark its place due to visitors and animals disrespecting the cemetery, and is it permissible to place a headstone with the deceased's name, date of birth, and date of death?
Are there abrogated Hadiths? And where can I find them?
What is the ruling on reciting Al-Fatiha or the Qur’an when passing by or entering cemeteries, and is that from the Sunnah?
What is the ruling on photographing the face of the deceased in the shroud for remembrance?
Is it considered a sin for a person to weep and speak with the deceased when visiting graves?
Does a bride's visit to graves prevent conception, and is her visit to graves at the end of the Arabic month the remedy?
Is it permissible to visit the deceased before the forty-day period, and is there any evidence for this from the sayings of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or any other reference?
Is visiting the grave of one's deceased father, buried 350 kilometers away, considered an act of "shadd al-rihal" (traveling specifically for visiting a grave)? And does the deceased feel sadness if his grave is not visited, and does seeing him in a dream mean that he feels this?
Is the soul returned to the deceased every afternoon? Is visiting graves on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays better? Does the deceased know the circumstances of their family in this world? How does supplication benefit the deceased at the grave? Does reciting the Qur’an at the grave benefit the deceased?
How sound and what is the meaning of the Hadith: "I sought permission from my Lord to visit my mother's grave, and He permitted me; and I sought His permission to pray for her forgiveness, but He did not permit me"?
What is the ruling on visiting graves the day after the death of a relative, or what is called "fakk al-wahsha" (breaking the loneliness)?
How can the fear of the torment of the grave, of the reckoning, and of Almighty Allah be increased, and how is the extent of this fear known?
What is the ruling that Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Jaza'iri holds regarding the issue of women visiting graves in his book "Manahij Al-Muslim," page: 219?
What is the ruling on visiting shrines and graves with the intention of seeking blessings and asking for needs to be fulfilled, and what should I do to free my closest relatives from this polytheism prevalent in Algeria?
Did Aisha — may Allah be pleased with her — intend to visit graves when she entered the Messenger of Allah's (PBUH) tomb, and is this evidence for the permissibility of women visiting graves?
Is the supplication for visiting graves to be recited by one who passes by a graveyard without intending to visit it, and if permissible, what is the evidence, considering that the hadith specified the supplication for one who intends to visit?
Is it permissible to visit the graves of saints and the righteous – such as visiting the the grave of the Prophet, peace be upon him – with the intention that they were righteous and not to venerate them, or is that one of the devil's gateways?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on opening graves to bury a deceased person with those previously buried, and is it permissible not to carry out a mother's will to be buried with her parents who died 40 years ago in a distant place, especially given that her husband and son are buried in other locations?
Are the mentioned customs of distributing bread, fruit, and cakes to the poor at gravesides on specific days (15th and 40th) and frequent visits permissible in Islamic law, and what is the correct practice regarding offering condolences and visiting graves, and is it preferable to give charity there at the graves or in the city?
What is the religious ruling on visiting graves on the second day of Eid with the intention of upholding ties of kinship, and am I sinful if I accompany them and sit outside the graveyard?
What is the ruling on the psychological fear and anxiety that come with nightfall, and on the whispers that cast doubt on the virtue of prayer after one has committed to it, and what is the ruling on intense fear of the grave and the dead, to the extent of being unable to visit cemeteries?
Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who recites Al-Fatihah over food and audibly after prayer, and who visits the graves of the righteous?