Prayer at the Graves of the Righteous
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Question
When visiting the graves of the righteous, can one ask the righteous to pray to God, or should one ask that in the merit of the righteous, God hears their prayer?
Answer
At the end of the laws of Rosh Hashanah in Mishna Berura 581:27, it is stated that one should only pray to God in the merit of the righteous. See also Siman 559, Sotah 34, and Taanit 16.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 559 and 581
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