Four: What is the ruling on praying in mosques that contain shrines?
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The questioner : Four: What is the ruling on praying in mosques that contain shrines?
The Shaykh : Regarding praying in mosques that contain shrines, first we must say: if the mosque was built on top of the shrine, then it is not permissible to pray in it, because it is a forbidden mosque.
The questioner : That is, the pre-existing grave.
The Shaykh : Where the mosque was built on top of this shrine.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, if the shrine was brought into the mosque after it had been established, then this grave must be exhumed and removed. The important point is that if the grave was pre-existing and the mosque was built on top of it, then the mosque must be demolished and it is not permissible to pray in it. If the mosque was the original structure, then the grave must be exhumed, moved away, and buried in the Muslim cemetery, if the deceased was a Muslim.
The Shaykh : Regarding praying in mosques that contain shrines, first we must say: if the mosque was built on top of the shrine, then it is not permissible to pray in it, because it is a forbidden mosque.
The questioner : That is, the pre-existing grave.
The Shaykh : Where the mosque was built on top of this shrine.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, if the shrine was brought into the mosque after it had been established, then this grave must be exhumed and removed. The important point is that if the grave was pre-existing and the mosque was built on top of it, then the mosque must be demolished and it is not permissible to pray in it. If the mosque was the original structure, then the grave must be exhumed, moved away, and buried in the Muslim cemetery, if the deceased was a Muslim.