What is the ruling on learning the Qur'an in a mosque that contains a grave?
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Question:
What is the ruling on learning the Qur'an in a mosque that contains a grave?
Answer:
A mosque that contains a grave must be demolished. If the grave existed first and the mosque was built over it, it must be demolished. However, if the situation is the reverse, where the mosque is old and the grave was added later, the grave must be dug up and the mosque cleared, and it is not permissible for the mosque to remain over the grave if the Muslims are able to remove it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1049Sahih (Darussalam) Therefore, it is not permissible to go to a mosque that contains a grave, neither for prayer, nor for reading the Qur'an, nor for i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque). Because it is not a mosque, but rather a shrine among the shrines of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
What is the ruling on learning the Qur'an in a mosque that contains a grave?
Answer:
A mosque that contains a grave must be demolished. If the grave existed first and the mosque was built over it, it must be demolished. However, if the situation is the reverse, where the mosque is old and the grave was added later, the grave must be dug up and the mosque cleared, and it is not permissible for the mosque to remain over the grave if the Muslims are able to remove it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
That you not leave an elevated grave
لا تدع قبرا مشرفاexcept that I leveled it. And he said: "The curse of Allah is upon the Jews and the Christians who took the graves of their prophets as mosques. So do not take the graves as mosques, for I forbid you from doing so."
إلا سويته وقال لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد ألا فلا تتخذوا القبور مساجد فإني أنهاكم عن ذلك
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تعلم القرآن في مسجد به قبر؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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