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How can we reconcile the prohibition of performing prayer at graves with the Prophet (PBUH) visiting his mother's grave?

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One way to reconcile is that the forbidden standing in the verse refers to supplicating and seeking forgiveness for polytheists, not to visiting or reflecting.

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