What is the ruling on a mosque that contains a grave from ancient times?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We have a shrine of a shaykh in the mosque from ancient times. Some people said we should demolish it, while others said to leave it. What do you advise us to do?
Answer:
The scholars, may Allah love them, mentioned that if the grave was the first to exist and the mosque was built over it, then the mosque is demolished and the grave remains. However, if the mosque was old and the grave was brought into it afterwards, then it is dug out from the grave and removed from the mosque.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We have a shrine of a shaykh in the mosque from ancient times. Some people said we should demolish it, while others said to leave it. What do you advise us to do?
Answer:
The scholars, may Allah love them, mentioned that if the grave was the first to exist and the mosque was built over it, then the mosque is demolished and the grave remains. However, if the mosque was old and the grave was brought into it afterwards, then it is dug out from the grave and removed from the mosque.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم المسجد الذي يوجد به قبر من قديم الزمان؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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