Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave?
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Question:
This person is asking about a mosque that has a grave in it, a mosque with a grave in it, this
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:145, and he forbade praying at graves, because this is one of the means of shirk (associating partners with Allah), one of the means of shirk. So if the grave is a later addition to the mosque and the mosque is old, then the grave is dug up, excavated, and moved to the cemetery, and the mosque is cleared of it. And if the grave is the older one and the mosque is a later addition, then the mosque is demolished and the grave remains as it was. A mosque and a grave never coexist in Islam. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and all his Companions.
This person is asking about a mosque that has a grave in it, a mosque with a grave in it, this
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not take graves as mosques, for I forbid you from doing so.
لا تتخذوا القبور مساجد، فإني أنهاكم عن ذلك
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز الصلاة بمسجد فيه قبر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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