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When visiting a cemetery, are we premitted to pray the prayer “peace be upon you, oh people of the grave” for non-Muslims as well ?

Dated: 22/06/1986

Location: The London Mosque

Language: English

Audience: General

When visiting a cemetery, are we premitted to pray the prayer “peace be upon you, oh people of the grave” for non-Muslims as well ?

Peace be upon you, Huzoor. The way that you have told us to offer flowers to the graves, I would also like to ask that in the graves of the Britishers, should we also pray, Peace be upon you, O people of the grave? Or should we only pray in the graves of the Muslims? The prayer of Peace be upon you, O people of the grave, As far as the time of teaching the prayer of the Prophet of Allah is concerned, the Muslims used to go to the graves and offer this prayer.

And it is also proven that in many such graves where the Muslims were buried, the polytheists were also buried there before that, and others were also buried. Therefore, the direction of prayer was not taught at that time. But this principle was stated that the polytheists, even if they are your parents, when they pass away, do not pray for them. Therefore, according to this principle, it was understood that the prayer would be for those who are generally considered worthy of this prayer. And the prejudice was not driven in such a narrow way that you shake your hand from one side so that it does not reach them, and shake your hand from the other side so that it does not reach them, and aim and shake your hand so that it does not reach them.

Therefore, the method that was not adopted at that time, when the polytheists were also buried, why do you adopt it now? And to say that there are graves of Christians here is wrong. These nations did not make such a distinction. They are very courageous in this matter. The graveyard that I mentioned, Muslims are also buried there, Hajis are also buried there, Dehriya is also buried there, Hindus are also buried there, Christians are also buried there, all kinds of people are buried there. And they have no fear that the dead of the neighbor will put a bad effect on the other dead. Throw him away.

So when they are showing so much courage in the non-native, then Muslims should show more courage than that. Therefore, your salutation does not reach the wrong place, do not worry. It means that you should read it in the graveyard. He still didn’t understand. He is taking precautions.

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