FatwaFederal TerritoriesFunerals & Death
AL-KAFI #1927: HUKUM MEMETIK BUNGA KETIKA MENZIARAHI KUBUR
Is it permissible to pick flowers from someone else's grave to place on my father's grave?
Short answer
Picking plants growing on a grave, or taking flowers placed there, is forbidden unless they have dried or died, because they are considered the right of the deceased.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Picking plants growing on a grave, or taking flowers placed there, is forbidden unless they have dried or died, because they are considered the right of the deceased. The person who planted them may pick or take the flowers if there are many, provided some are left and the plants are not damaged. The Hanafi school regards uprooting fresh grass as disliked, while this fatwa adopts the ruling of prohibition following the Shafii school.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, hukum memetik tumbuhan yang tumbuh atau mengambil bunga yang diletakkan di atas kubur adalah haram, melainkan setelah kering atau mati.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1927: HUKUM MEMETIK BUNGA KETIKA MENZIARAHI KUBUR”, 22 April 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5614-al-kafi-1927-hukum-memetik-bunga-ketika-menziarahi-kubur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-picking-flowers-when-visiting-graves/