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AL-KAFI #2008: HUKUM MEMACAK PAYUNG DI ATAS KUBUR
What is the ruling on placing a small umbrella over a grave after burial as a custom to keep dogs or animals away?
Short answer
Placing an umbrella over a grave merely out of custom is disliked (makruh) and counted as an innovation (bidaah) and a futile act.
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
Placing an umbrella over a grave merely out of custom is disliked (makruh) and counted as an innovation (bidaah) and a futile act. This follows the Shafi'i school, and Umar RA is reported to have forbidden such coverings and ordered them removed. If the shade serves a valid purpose, such as sheltering people gathered at the grave from heat or cold, it is not disliked. Believing that the umbrella shades the deceased inside the grave is a superstitious belief (khurafat) because there is no textual evidence for it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum letak payung di atas pusara kerana mengikut adat semata-mata adalah makruh dan perbuatan tersebut termasuk dalam perkara yang bidaah dan sia-sia.
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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 #2008: HUKUM MEMACAK PAYUNG DI ATAS KUBUR”, 21 November 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/6038-al-kafi-2008-hukum-memacak-payung-di-atas-kubur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-umbrella-placed-over-grave/