What is the response to those who say that it is permissible to pray in mosques that contain shrines, on the grounds that the Prophet’s Mosque contains a grave?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is the prayer valid in a mosque that contains a grave? It is known that some people say that the grave is in the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, so how is this to be explained? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer in a mosque that contains a grave is not valid, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves, forbade making graves into mosques, and forbade building over graves, in order to protect the oneness of Allah, because these matters are a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah).
As for the claim that the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque, this is incorrect. The grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is in his house, in the chamber of Aishah, and it was outside the mosque. It was outside the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque; rather, he was buried in the chamber of Aishah, which was outside the mosque. It remained outside the mosque during the caliphates of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the caliphate of Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), and the caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Throughout all this time, the chamber was outside the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque. When the era of al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik came, and he wanted to expand and renovate the Prophet’s Mosque, he brought the chamber inside. This was a mistake, and the scholars of his time did not agree with it. It was a mistake on his part that was not approved, and it was not based on a fatwa from the people of knowledge. It was a mistake by a caliph, may Allah forgive us and him. We know that the grave of the Messenger is not in the mosque, but rather in the chamber of Aishah, outside the mosque. It was brought into the mosque by mistake, a mistake that Muslims do not endorse. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is the prayer valid in a mosque that contains a grave? It is known that some people say that the grave is in the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, so how is this to be explained? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer in a mosque that contains a grave is not valid, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying at graves, forbade making graves into mosques, and forbade building over graves, in order to protect the oneness of Allah, because these matters are a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah).
As for the claim that the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque, this is incorrect. The grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is in his house, in the chamber of Aishah, and it was outside the mosque. It was outside the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque; rather, he was buried in the chamber of Aishah, which was outside the mosque. It remained outside the mosque during the caliphates of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the caliphate of Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), and the caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Throughout all this time, the chamber was outside the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque. When the era of al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik came, and he wanted to expand and renovate the Prophet’s Mosque, he brought the chamber inside. This was a mistake, and the scholars of his time did not agree with it. It was a mistake on his part that was not approved, and it was not based on a fatwa from the people of knowledge. It was a mistake by a caliph, may Allah forgive us and him. We know that the grave of the Messenger is not in the mosque, but rather in the chamber of Aishah, outside the mosque. It was brought into the mosque by mistake, a mistake that Muslims do not endorse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الرد على من يقول بجواز الصلاة في المساجد التي بها أضرحة لأن المسجد النبوي به قبر؟ — youtube.com
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