What is the ruling on praying in mosques that contain graves whose boundaries are not clearly defined?
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Question:
He says: There is a mosque with graves whose boundaries are not clearly defined. What is the ruling on praying in it?
Answer:
If it is established that a mosque contains a grave or graves, prayer is not permissible in it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves and forbade making graves into mosques, because this is one of the means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it involves imitating the Jews and the Christians, who make the graves of their prophets and righteous people into mosques. So if it is established that this mosque contains a grave or graves, even if they are not clearly defined and are worn away, prayer is not permissible in this mosque.
He says: There is a mosque with graves whose boundaries are not clearly defined. What is the ruling on praying in it?
Answer:
If it is established that a mosque contains a grave or graves, prayer is not permissible in it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves and forbade making graves into mosques, because this is one of the means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it involves imitating the Jews and the Christians, who make the graves of their prophets and righteous people into mosques. So if it is established that this mosque contains a grave or graves, even if they are not clearly defined and are worn away, prayer is not permissible in this mosque.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في المساجد التي بها قبور غير واضحة المعالم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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