The ruling on burying more than one deceased person in a single grave
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner from Riyadh, Jim Alif, says in this question: Honorable Shaykh, I ask about the ruling on gathering more than one deceased person in a single grave?
Answer:
This is permissible in cases of dire necessity, when the number of deceased is so great that people are unable to dig a grave for each one. In that case, there is nothing wrong with burying three or more in a single grave, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), at the Battle of Rahab, when the martyrs were numerous and the Companions were unable to dig a grave for each one, ordered that two or three be gathered in a single grave, in order to make things easier for the people. However, if it is easy to bury each deceased person in a separate grave, then this is obligatory.
May Allah reward you. This questioner from Riyadh, Jim Alif, says in this question: Honorable Shaykh, I ask about the ruling on gathering more than one deceased person in a single grave?
Answer:
This is permissible in cases of dire necessity, when the number of deceased is so great that people are unable to dig a grave for each one. In that case, there is nothing wrong with burying three or more in a single grave, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), at the Battle of Rahab, when the martyrs were numerous and the Companions were unable to dig a grave for each one, ordered that two or three be gathered in a single grave, in order to make things easier for the people. However, if it is easy to bury each deceased person in a separate grave, then this is obligatory.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6612- حكم دفن أكثر من ميت في قبر واحد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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