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Is the mention of graves for those entering them or for those passing by them, and is it permissible to say it to someone passing by on a street alongside the cemetery wall?

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The jurists said: "It is sunnah for the passerby and the one entering to greet the inhabitants of the graves. So, the passerby should stop, offer salutations, and then depart."

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