Praying in a mosque that has a grave in its outer courtyard
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a grave is in the outer courtyard of a mosque, is it permissible to pray in this mosque?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave next to it or in its courtyard; it is not permissible to pray there. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If the mosque was built first and the grave was buried in it later, the grave must be exhumed. If the grave was there first, the mosque must be demolished. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a grave is in the outer courtyard of a mosque, is it permissible to pray in this mosque?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave next to it or in its courtyard; it is not permissible to pray there. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If the mosque was built first and the grave was buried in it later, the grave must be exhumed. If the grave was there first, the mosque must be demolished. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/اتخاذ القبور مساجد/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:04)
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