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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to cut down the trees that grow densely on graves?

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Question:
A questioner says: In our town’s cemetery, dense trees have grown, almost like a forest, on the graves. Is it better to remove these trees or leave them?

Answer:
Yes, it is better to remove these trees and cut them down so that people do not seek blessing from them or do anything else of that sort. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قطع الأشجار التي تنبت على القبور بكثافة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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