The mosque wall adjacent to the cemetery
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Praise be to Allah alone, and may peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. After that: The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has reviewed what was sent to His Eminence the Grand Mufti from His Excellency, the Director of the Dawah and Guidance Center in the province of Jeddah , with reference number (363/9/20/J) and date 1/4/1424 AH, along with the questions submitted by His Excellency, the Director of the Equipment Department at the Municipality of the Province of Jeddah , which were referred to the Committee by the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars with reference number (4909) and date 1/4/1424 AH. The questioner asked a question, the text of which is as follows: Q1: The Municipality of the Province of Jeddah wishes to expand the mosque adjacent to the Al-Faisal cemetery. If the expansion is completed, by the will of Allah, the mosque wall will be adjacent to the cemetery wall . Is this permissible in the Shari'ah?
A1: The Committee is not aware of any Shari'ah impediment that prevents the mosque wall from being adjacent to the cemetery wall, and it is better to place a barrier between them, even if it is only the width of one meter.
A1: The Committee is not aware of any Shari'ah impediment that prevents the mosque wall from being adjacent to the cemetery wall, and it is better to place a barrier between them, even if it is only the width of one meter.
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