Is it permissible to bury more than one person in a single grave?
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The questioner : He asks: Is it permissible to bury more than one person in a single grave?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is prescribed that each person be buried in a separate grave, as was the practice of the Sunnah in the past and present, the Sunnah of the Muslims in the past and present. However, if there is a pressing need or dire necessity to gather two or more people in one grave, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during the Battle of Uhud, used to bury two or three people in a single grave. In this case, the one who has recited the most Quran should be placed closest to the qiblah, as that is better. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning they are not placed on top of one another? Are barriers placed between them?
The Shaykh : No, they are placed side by side.
The questioner : Side by side.
The Shaykh : And not one on top of the other.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is prescribed that each person be buried in a separate grave, as was the practice of the Sunnah in the past and present, the Sunnah of the Muslims in the past and present. However, if there is a pressing need or dire necessity to gather two or more people in one grave, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during the Battle of Uhud, used to bury two or three people in a single grave. In this case, the one who has recited the most Quran should be placed closest to the qiblah, as that is better. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning they are not placed on top of one another? Are barriers placed between them?
The Shaykh : No, they are placed side by side.
The questioner : Side by side.
The Shaykh : And not one on top of the other.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.