Is it permissible to pray in a mosque surrounded by graves?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying in a mosque where there are graves in front of it, in the direction of the qiblah, and on one of its sides, with nothing separating them except the walls of the mosque? And is it permissible to build another wall?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that has graves connected to it, connected to it, where there is nothing between it and them except a wall. This is not sufficient. There must be a separator between the mosque and the graves, either a street where people walk, or open land. A wall alone is not sufficient, and this does not exempt the mosque from being built on graves. It also does not prevent the prayer in it from being considered a prayer at the graves. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying in a mosque where there are graves in front of it, in the direction of the qiblah, and on one of its sides, with nothing separating them except the walls of the mosque? And is it permissible to build another wall?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that has graves connected to it, connected to it, where there is nothing between it and them except a wall. This is not sufficient. There must be a separator between the mosque and the graves, either a street where people walk, or open land. A wall alone is not sufficient, and this does not exempt the mosque from being built on graves. It also does not prevent the prayer in it from being considered a prayer at the graves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز الصلاة في مسجد حوله قبور؟ — youtube.com
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