Refuting the Doubt Regarding the Presence of the Grave in al-Masjid al-Nabawi
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Question:
The questioner says: Some people raise a doubt and ask: How do you prohibit praying in a mosque that contains a grave, when this is the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it contains a grave? How do we respond to this doubt?
Answer:
He forbade making graves into mosques, and forbade building mosques over them. It is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who forbade this; we convey the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the claim that the grave of the Messenger is now in the mosque, that is a lie. It is not in the mosque. The grave of the Messenger is in the chamber of 'A'ishah, and it was not in the mosque. A long time passed while it was outside the mosque. It was only brought in after the Companions and the Tabi'un had passed away. Al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik (may Allah forgive him) brought it in, and this was not with the consent of the scholars or their consultation. Rather, it was a royal act that prevailed over the matter. May Allah forgive us and him. There is no proof in it; the act of al-Walid is not a proof.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Some people raise a doubt and ask: How do you prohibit praying in a mosque that contains a grave, when this is the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it contains a grave? How do we respond to this doubt?
Answer:
He forbade making graves into mosques, and forbade building mosques over them. It is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) who forbade this; we convey the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the claim that the grave of the Messenger is now in the mosque, that is a lie. It is not in the mosque. The grave of the Messenger is in the chamber of 'A'ishah, and it was not in the mosque. A long time passed while it was outside the mosque. It was only brought in after the Companions and the Tabi'un had passed away. Al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik (may Allah forgive him) brought it in, and this was not with the consent of the scholars or their consultation. Rather, it was a royal act that prevailed over the matter. May Allah forgive us and him. There is no proof in it; the act of al-Walid is not a proof.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب ما جاء في حماية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حمى التوحيد وسده طرق الشرك — youtube.com (40:10)
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