Some argue for the permissibility of praying in mosques that contain graves by citing the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, which contains three graves?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some argue that it is permissible to pray in mosques that contain graves, citing the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, which contains three graves. How is this argument refuted?
Answer:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) will address this in the book you have with you; it is the same book. He will refute this claim, and the essence of the refutation is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque, but rather in his house. Why was he buried in his house? To protect him from exaggeration, because if he had been buried in al-Baqi', people would have crowded around him. So he was buried in his house to protect him, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said.
And had it not been for that, his grave would have been raised. However, he feared that it would be made into a mosque. So he was buried in his house. The house was separate, and the mosque was separate. Later, the chamber was incorporated into the mosque. This was a wrong action. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is still in his house. The most that happened is that his house was incorporated into the mosque.
Say: The Prophet was in his house and was not buried in the mosque at all (peace and blessings be upon him). How could he be buried in the mosque when, on his deathbed, he cursed the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as mosques? Did the Companions bury him in the mosque so that this person could argue that the Companions buried him in the mosque? The Companions buried him in his house because Abu Bakr narrated to them a hadith when they differed over where to bury the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He narrated to them a hadith from the Prophet that every prophet is buried where he died. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in the place where he died, under his bed (peace and blessings be upon him), to protect him from exaggeration. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some argue that it is permissible to pray in mosques that contain graves, citing the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, which contains three graves. How is this argument refuted?
Answer:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) will address this in the book you have with you; it is the same book. He will refute this claim, and the essence of the refutation is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque, but rather in his house. Why was he buried in his house? To protect him from exaggeration, because if he had been buried in al-Baqi', people would have crowded around him. So he was buried in his house to protect him, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said.
And had it not been for that, his grave would have been raised. However, he feared that it would be made into a mosque. So he was buried in his house. The house was separate, and the mosque was separate. Later, the chamber was incorporated into the mosque. This was a wrong action. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is still in his house. The most that happened is that his house was incorporated into the mosque.
Say: The Prophet was in his house and was not buried in the mosque at all (peace and blessings be upon him). How could he be buried in the mosque when, on his deathbed, he cursed the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as mosques? Did the Companions bury him in the mosque so that this person could argue that the Companions buried him in the mosque? The Companions buried him in his house because Abu Bakr narrated to them a hadith when they differed over where to bury the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He narrated to them a hadith from the Prophet that every prophet is buried where he died. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in the place where he died, under his bed (peace and blessings be upon him), to protect him from exaggeration. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [116 /1350] يستدل البعض بجواز الصلاة في المساجد التي فيها قبور بمسجد الرسول ﷺ حيث إن فيه ثلاثة قبور؟ — youtube.com
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