Visiting graves as a reminder of the Hereafter
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Etiquette of Visiting the Sick & Funerals
Visiting graves as a reminder of the Hereafter
The Prophet (SAW) said: "I had forbidden you from visiting graves, but [now] visit them, for they remind you of the Hereafter."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, on the authority of Buraydah (RA)
Explanation
Grave visits are reframed here from an earlier prohibition into an encouraged act of remembrance.
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