A person bought land to build a house, then it turned out there were two graves in it. What is the guidance?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person bought a place, then it turned out there were two graves in it. Yes. And he wanted to build his house in that place. What should he do with these two graves, knowing that seven years have passed since their burial?
Answer:
The two graves have the right to their gravesites, so they preceded you to this place. Unless the land was yours from the beginning. If the graves are in land that is owned, you return to the court to look into this. But if the graves are prior in dead land, which is not owned, or which has no right to the place, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person bought a place, then it turned out there were two graves in it. Yes. And he wanted to build his house in that place. What should he do with these two graves, knowing that seven years have passed since their burial?
Answer:
The two graves have the right to their gravesites, so they preceded you to this place. Unless the land was yours from the beginning. If the graves are in land that is owned, you return to the court to look into this. But if the graves are prior in dead land, which is not owned, or which has no right to the place, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [466 -521] اشترى شخص أرضا ليبني بيتا، ثم تبين أن فيه قبرين، فما التوجيه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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