Is it permissible to put a nameplate on a grave so one can recognise the grave?
Published as Putting a nameplate on a grave to identify it
Question
Is it permissible to put a nameplate on a grave so one can recognise the grave?
Answer
Our ulama have discouraged writing names because sometimes the name is the name of a nabi or part of the name of Allah Ta`ala and invariably you will not be able to show it the respect that it deserves. There could be other ways to identify the grave such as a number.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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