What is the ruling on sprinkling water on the grave, pouring a little of it into a cup placed on it for birds to drink from with the intention of charity, and planting a tree on the grave and watering it every Friday?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
All of this is either an innovation (bid‘ah) or leads to false beliefs and newly invented acts of worship. And whoever wishes to provide water for birds and animals should place it far from graves.
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