The ruling on praying in a mosque with a grave in front of it
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He asks: Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave in front of it? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the grave is separated from the mosque by a street or by an open space that is not connected to the mosque, there is nothing wrong with praying in this mosque; because it is not a mosque built over a grave. However, if the grave is connected to the mosque, then the prayer in this mosque is invalid; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves, and the prohibition implies invalidity; and because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if the one praying intends nothing but the Face of Allah, his prayer at the grave is forbidden; because that is a means to shirk. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. He asks: Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave in front of it? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the grave is separated from the mosque by a street or by an open space that is not connected to the mosque, there is nothing wrong with praying in this mosque; because it is not a mosque built over a grave. However, if the grave is connected to the mosque, then the prayer in this mosque is invalid; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves, and the prohibition implies invalidity; and because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if the one praying intends nothing but the Face of Allah, his prayer at the grave is forbidden; because that is a means to shirk. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6091- حكم الصلاة في مسجد أمامه قبر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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