The ruling on building mosques over graves
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Question:
A Sudanese resident in the Kingdom says: What is the ruling on building mosques over graves, since this is practiced in our village there?
Answer:
It is not permissible to build mosques over graves, nor to bury the dead in mosques. This is not permissible. Rather, mosques should be kept away from graves, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). This practice is a means to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
A Sudanese resident in the Kingdom says: What is the ruling on building mosques over graves, since this is practiced in our village there?
Answer:
It is not permissible to build mosques over graves, nor to bury the dead in mosques. This is not permissible. Rather, mosques should be kept away from graves, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). This practice is a means to shirk. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (180) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-05-14] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:31)
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