Is it permissible to plant trees along the wall or perimeter of a cemetery?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A question from outside this country. He says: In our country, there is land that has been made into a cemetery. Is it permissible to plant trees along its wall or perimeter so that people can take shade from the intense heat?
Answer:
The wall of the cemetery should be left bare, without any decoration placed on it or inscriptions, or it should serve only to protect the cemetery without being decorated or having engravings or the like placed on it. A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee when they were asked about a cemetery wall in Riyadh. They said: We decorate its facade, the facade of the wall. So the fatwa was issued prohibiting that, because this leads to the exaltation of graves.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A question from outside this country. He says: In our country, there is land that has been made into a cemetery. Is it permissible to plant trees along its wall or perimeter so that people can take shade from the intense heat?
Answer:
The wall of the cemetery should be left bare, without any decoration placed on it or inscriptions, or it should serve only to protect the cemetery without being decorated or having engravings or the like placed on it. A fatwa was issued by the Permanent Committee when they were asked about a cemetery wall in Riyadh. They said: We decorate its facade, the facade of the wall. So the fatwa was issued prohibiting that, because this leads to the exaltation of graves.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز غرس الأشجار على طول جدار المقبرة أو محيطها؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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