What is the ruling on transferring a body from one country to another to be buried there?
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Question : This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, my father willed that his body be transferred from his country to another city after his death to be buried there. What is the ruling on transferring a body from one place to another to be buried there?
Answer : If the country where the man died is a land of disbelief and has no Muslim cemetery, then it is transferred to another country to be buried in the Muslim cemeteries. But if the country has a Muslim cemetery, then it should not be transferred; rather, he is buried where he died. And wherever a person is buried, he will be resurrected, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Taha 20:55]
Answer : If the country where the man died is a land of disbelief and has no Muslim cemetery, then it is transferred to another country to be buried in the Muslim cemeteries. But if the country has a Muslim cemetery, then it should not be transferred; rather, he is buried where he died. And wherever a person is buried, he will be resurrected, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you
مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1652- ما حكم نقل الجثة من بلد إلى آخر لتدفن فيه/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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