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Sunan and etiquettes of visiting the graveyard

Dear Islamic brothers, we will now listen to Sunan and etiquettes of visiting the graveyard from p. 36 of Amir Ahl al-Sunnah’s 163 Madani Pearls. Firstly, let us listen to a Hadith of the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: “I used to forbid you from visiting graves. Now you should visit the graves, as indeed it makes [one] abstinent in the world and reminds [one] of the Hereafter.”^[1]

1.   If you want to visit [the resting place of a saint or] the grave of a Muslim, it is recommended to first offer 2 units of voluntary prayer [at a time which is not disliked] at your home. Recite ‘Ayat-ul-Kursī’ one time and ‘Surah Al-Ikhlāṣ’ three times after ‘Surah al-Fātiḥah’ in every unit, and then convey its reward to the deceased. Allah Almighty will create light in the grave of the deceased and will bestow great reward to the person [who has conveyed the reward].^[2]

2.   When you visit a blessed shrine or a grave, do not become busy in useless conversation on the way.^[3]

3.   In the graveyard, walk on the common path where there were no graves of Muslims in the past. If the walkway has been newly constructed, do not walk on it. It is stated in Radd al-Muḥtār, “It is forbidden to walk on a newly constructed walkway which has been made in a graveyard (by demolishing graves).”^[4] In fact, if a person