Ruling on Reciting First and Last Rukūʿ of Sūrah al-Baqarah at the Grave

The Sharʿī Ruling on Reciting Selected Passages of Sūrah al-Baqarah at the Grave​

Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Janāzah Issues, Vol. 1, p. 262

❖ Question​

After burial, before making duʿā, should the first rukūʿ of Sūrah al-Baqarah (Alif Lām Mīm Dhālika al-Kitāb…) and the last rukūʿ (Āmana al-Rasūlu…) be recited at the grave?

❖ Answer​

Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd:


There is no authentic or clear evidence that after burial, one should recite the first rukūʿ of Sūrah al-Baqarah (Alif Lām Mīm…) and its last rukūʿ (Āmana al-Rasūlu…) at the grave.
Therefore, this practice is not established from the Prophet ﷺ or the Companions.

❖ Summary​

There is no sharʿī evidence for reciting the first and last rukūʿs of Sūrah al-Baqarah at the grave after burial. Hence, performing this act as a specific ritual is not correct.


Hādhā mā ʿindī, wallāhu aʿlam bis-ṣawāb.