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Placing two stones on the grave of men and one stone on the grave of women

Question: What is your opinion regarding placing two stones on the grave of men and one stone on the grave of women - is this differentiation legislated?

Response: This differentiation is not legislated. The scholars have said there is no harm in placing one or two stones or one or two bricks in order to indicate the (presence of a) grave so that it is not redug a second time. As regards differentiating between the men and women, then there is no (legislated) basis for this.

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen

al-Fataawa al-Jaami'ah lil-Mar.ah al-Muslimah - Volume 1, Question 268, Page 271

Fataawa at-Ta'ziyyah - Page 30

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Published: 1 September 2001