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Planting and sprinkling water on the grave

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Q: What is the ruling regarding placing a branch or planting something on the grave? Similarly, what is the ruling regarding sprinkling water over the grave?

Bismillaah

A: To place a branch or to plant something on the grave is not an established practice in Deen. If a plant grows on the grave on its own, then it should be left and should not be removed. It is not a Sunnah practice to sprinkle water over the grave every time one visits the graveyard. However, after burying the deceased, it is permissible to sprinkle water over the grave in order for the soil to be settled.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

( ولا بأس برش الماء عليه ) حفظا لترابه عن الإندراس

قال الشامي : قوله ( ولا بأس برش الماء عليه ) بل ينبغي أن يندب لأنه صلى الله عليه وسلم فعله بقبر سعد كما رواه ابن ماجه وبقبر ولده إبراهيم كما رواه أبو داود في مراسيله وأمر به في قبر عثمان بن مظعون كما رواه البزار فانتفى ما عن أبي يوسف من كراهته لأنه يشبه التطيين حلية (رد المحتار 2/237)

فتاوى محمودية 13/409

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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