Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Putting a headstone on a grave

· 23 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47425English

Question

Is it ok to put a gravestone on the grave with the name of the person and date of demise?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

A grave should be simple without any sort of decorations. However, it is permissible to erect a gravestone for identification purposes only.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ikraam Elias Gangat

Student - Darul Iftaa

Zambia

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 226 المكتبة العصرية))

"ولا بأس" أيضا "بالكتابة" في حجر صين به القبر ووضع "عليه لئلا يذهب الأثر" فيحترم للعلم بصاحبه

اللباب في شرح الكتاب (1/ 132 المكتبة العلمية))

ولا بأس بالكتابة إن احتيج إليها حتى لا يذهب الأثر ولا يمتهن. سراجية.

Answered by
Ikraam Elias Gangat
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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