{"_id":"674675fc687e6965e8f7c026","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Is there anything wrong with putting flowers on the grave of someone you care for?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Is there anything wrong with putting flowers on the grave of someone you care for?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"In a Sahih Bukhari hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed by the graves of two individuals undergoing punishment. He told his companions that their punishment wasn't due to major sins. One had failed to protect himself from urine, while the other was engaged in spreading gossip. The Prophet then called for a palm leaf, which he divided into two and placed on the graves, explaining to his companions that this would alleviate the punishment as long as the leaves remained fresh.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"According to the Shafi school of fiqh, based on this hadith, it is recommended to plant or place moist plants on graves.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Here is an excerpt from Nihayat al-Muhtaj, one of the most authoritative works in the Shafi school authored by Imam Ramli, explaining that this practice aligns with the prophetic Sunnah. It further explains that the plants, until they dry up, continually engage in the remembrance of Allah, just as everything in creation does. As a consequence of this remembrance occurring atop the grave, the Mercy of Allah descends:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"ويستحب وضع الجريد الأخضر على القبر للاتباع، وكذا الريحان ونحوه من الأشياء الرطبة، ويمنع على غير مالكه أخذه من على القبر قبل يبسه لعدم الإعراض عنه، فإن يبس جاز لزوال نفعه المقصود منه حال رطوبته وهو الاستغفار \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"\\\"It is recommended to place green palm leaves, basil, or any other moist plant on the grave, following the prophetic practice. It is not permissible for anyone other than the owner to remove them before they dry up. Once they have dried up, it is permissible for anyone to remove them, as the intended benefit while they are moist has ceased, and the benefit sought is forgiveness for the deceased.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Here's a similar excerpt from sheikh-ul-Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, in his authoritative work in the Shafi school, Tuhfat al-Muhtaj:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\" يسن وضع جريدة خضراء على القبر للاتباع وسنده صحيح ولأنه يخفف عنه ببركة تسبيحها إذ هو أكمل من تسبيح اليابسة لما في تلك من نوع حياة وقيس بها ما اعتيد من طرح الريحان ونحوه ويحرم أخذ ذلك كما بحث لما فيه من تفويت حق الميت وظاهره أنه لا حرمة في أخذ يابس أعرض عنه لفوات حق الميت بيبسه ولذا قيد وأندب الوضع بالخضرة وأعرضوا عن اليابس بالكلية نظرا لتقييده ﷺ التخفيف بالأخضر بما لم ييبس\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"\\\"It is recommended to place a green palm leaf on the grave in accordance with the authentic hadith. The punishment is alleviated due to the tasbih (remembrance of Allah) performed by the plant. By analogy to the date palm mentioned in the hadith, it is recommended to place any kind of green plant, such as basil and others.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327c5","tag":"Death: Burial and Graves","count":31},{"_id":"674675fc687e6965e8f7c024","tag":"Flowers","count":2}],"createdOn":"2024-11-27T01:29:32.301Z"}