A cemetery with a roof, and a mosque built above it; what is the ruling on praying in that mosque?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a cemetery was roofed over and a mosque was built above it, so what is the ruling on praying in that mosque?
Answer:
It is not permissible to do this, because the air above the graves has the ruling of the graves themselves. Just as it is not permissible to pray on the ground where there are graves, it is not permissible to pray in the air above the graves or on their surface. Yes, Allah has made the earth spacious. Why? Why restrict oneself to the cemetery and build a mosque on its roof? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a cemetery was roofed over and a mosque was built above it, so what is the ruling on praying in that mosque?
Answer:
It is not permissible to do this, because the air above the graves has the ruling of the graves themselves. Just as it is not permissible to pray on the ground where there are graves, it is not permissible to pray in the air above the graves or on their surface. Yes, Allah has made the earth spacious. Why? Why restrict oneself to the cemetery and build a mosque on its roof? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [988 /1350] مقبرة عليها سقف وبني مسجد فوقها، فما حكم الصلاة في ذلك المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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