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al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 143, no. 8

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Question : #515

Category: Death Issues

Subject:	Rules of seeing the grave
Question:	Are we in Islam allowed to put flowers with the burial and on top of the grave?
Answer:	Salam. This is permissible and encouraged as reminds the loved ones to visit the cemetery more frequently and promotes the legacy and memories of the deceased.

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Salamualikum

if it is allowed, pls quote hadith.(*)

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Imam Ali (AS) said, "Visit [the graves of] your deceased ones for indeed they rejoice at your visit. One should ask for ones requests at the graves of ones father and mother after praying for them."
al-Khisal, p. 618, no. 10

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Dawud al-Raqqi, "Is there any benefit in standing at the grave of ones father, relative or even someone unrelated?"
Imam (AS) replied, "Yes, verily they receive it [the visit] as one would receive a gift, and it makes them happy."
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 296, no. 6

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