Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) if I instruct that a sermon be delivered at my burial to soften hearts and bring sinners to repentance, knowing that none of the Companions did this?
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Admonition and reminding people when burying the deceased is a prescribed matter, and there is no harm if a Muslim requests that an admonition be delivered at his grave, for there is no innovation or violation in that. It is better for a Muslim to make a will regarding his duties and to be prayed for.
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