Is it permissible to move a grave if it is near a newly built house?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A house was built, and its owner did not know that there was a grave in front of the house. The grave was old and close to it. Is it permissible for him to move the grave to the cemetery?

Answer:
No, he does not move it except by writing to the Ifta' authority or to the court in the town, and they look into it. They look at the reality of the grave and whether there are graves around it. Perhaps there are graves around it that have been filled in. So it is necessary to refer to the courts or to the Ifta' authority to look into it. This is the practice followed now. Yes.