The presence of graves in front of the mosque
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Q7: I went to visit one of my relatives and prayed the midday prayer in the town where he lives. When I finished the prayer, I found graves in front of the mosque, and I had not been aware of them. Is my prayer valid?
A7: The prayer is not valid in a mosque that contains a grave; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking graves as mosques, as in the hadith of Jundub ibn 'Abd Allah , from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he said before his death by five days:Mishkat al-Masabih 713. It was narrated by Muslim , and the prohibition implies invalidity, and because this is a means to associating partners with Allah with the people of the graves. This is if the grave is inside the mosque or the mosque was built for its sake. As for if it is separated from it by a wall, a street, or a passageway, there is no harm in praying in it; because there is no danger; because in the situation mentioned, a person has not taken the graves as a mosque.
A7: The prayer is not valid in a mosque that contains a grave; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking graves as mosques, as in the hadith of Jundub ibn 'Abd Allah , from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he said before his death by five days:
Those who preceded you used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as mosques, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that.
ألا وإن كان قبلكم كاوا يتخذون قبور أنبيائهم وصالحيهم مساجد ، ألا فلا تتخذوا القبور مساجد ، فإني أنهاكم عن ذلك
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