On visit to the Hazeera (Grave yard) recite the following :-

   
And it is necessary that the visitor shall pray for forgiveness of the people in the graves,
and to take a lesson from the helplessness of the dead which may lead to non attachment to
the luxuries of the world and to have fear at the thought of own death. (Mala Budh)

In the grave yard (Hazeera) one should avoid laughing and also keep away from worldly and useless talks. Eating, drinking and sleeping in the grave yard is gravely undesirable (Makrooh-e-Tahreemi). Offering Sijdah, towards the grave, offering prayer (Namaz), lighting lamp, burning fire, covering the grave with cloth (Ghilaf) and praying the dead to grant the needs and accepting Nazar Niaz (Presentation) for the dead is prohibited. But taking saintly people who passed away as a source (Vasila) of fulfilling desires is permissible. (Mala Budh)

It is narrated through Hzt. Ali Raz. that Haz. Nabi Kareem Sal'am said that whoever visits the grave yard and recites eleven times the Surah of Qul and offers the reward of the said recitation to the dead persons resting there, would be rewarded equally to all of the dead persons there.

It is to be noted that not visiting graves on Friday before afternoon (Zawal) is a traditionally followed practice. There is a verdict (Fatwa) for this in “Sanad Fatwa Abul Lais Samarkandi” Rah. ——-

   
One who visits a grave with an intention of reciting Fateha or reciting the Holy Quran for offering the reward to the dead body before the decline of the sun of Friday, puts the dead in great trouble and difficulties. Because on Friday before Zohr prayer all the souls of Momins take rest under the “Arsh” (The empyrean throne of Allah) and offer prayer with Angels at that time, if anybody visits the grave of a momin or get a complete Quran recited for reward to the dead, then the soul turns towards the reciter and curse him till the next Friday, because that person has disturbed them and deprived of the Mercy of Allah.

If women visit the grave (Ziarat) to renew the greif and lamentation at the grave, it is not permissible. The Hadees Shareef narrates that Allah reproaches those women who visit the grave, for such activities only. If they go there to get a lesson or visit grave of pious people (saints) taking it to a holy place, if the visitors are old women it does not matter, if young the said visit (Ziarat) is undesirable (Makrooh). (Ghayatul Autar)

It is written in “Khazanatur Rivayat” that

  
The women who stay at home and pray Allah for the good of the deceased, the reciting women
as well as the deceased will be awarded virtues of performing Haj and ‘Omrah’.

To pay the debts of the deceased parents and friends and with a desire for their salvation and conveying reward to them, one will have to recite the following Soora-e-Fateha, Ayatul Kursi, Soora-e-Qadr, Soora-e-Kausar, once each and Soora-e-Ikhlas eleven times, and the following Durood-e-Shareef once, and then pray Allah Humbly, “O’ Allah accept this recitation of the Holy Quran for the sake of Khatemain Alaihis Salam and convey reward of these virtues to Khatemain Alaihis Salam and holy souls of mominins and mominat and with them to the soul of the deceased with thy Mercy and Kindness”. By the grace of Allah and Mercy alone, one has to have hope that by the generosity of Allah if the deceased is a good person, Allah would award higher positions and status. If the deceased is a sinner, it will expiate him from sins and his grave may become bright with Divine light and add thousands of virtues in his book of activities (Amal Namaz) and erase thousands of sins from it and remove punishment and torture from his grave till the day of judgement.

(This is an extract of Kitabul Fawaidul Mubtadi, Dastoorul Quzzath, Umdatul Abrar etc.)

The Above Mentioned Durood Shareef

 
O’ Allah shower perfect Blessings and Mercy on the holy souls of both Mohammeds Sal'am
i.e. Prophet Sal'am and Mahdi-e-Maud Alahis salam) and shower great blessing divine favour
on their bodies among all bodies and shower great blessing on both the hearts (Qalb) among
all the hearts and shower great blessing on both the graves among all the graves (Mazaarain)
and shower great blessings on all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah and all the favourites
of Allah and the angels by means of Thy great Mercy. O’ the most Mercyful Allah, equivalent to
the number of letters of the Holy Quran, counting every letter a thousand times which are within
Thy hand, accept our prayers for the sake of Kalema-e-Tayyeba which means that there is no
God, but Allah, He is one and one alone, He is without any partner, He is the Emperor of the
world. He deserves all praises, He gives life and take it back, He is ever alive and never dies,
All blessings are under His power, He is Almighty. Every thing in this world is under His
control, O’ Allah I pray Thee for the sake of Mohammed Sal'am and the promised Mehdi (AS).
Do not put these souls under punishment and torture, Forgive their sins, and make the above
submission as expiation for the sins of the sinners. Those who are pious and saintly exalt their
positions by Thy grace and mercy O’ the most Merciful Allah and by means of Thy perfect
Mercy. (Zaoq Shaoq Namaz).

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