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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a grave inside a mosque

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Question:
The questioner says: The mosque was previously built before the grave, and the grave is the one that… if it was

Answer:
If the mosque was built before the grave, then the grave must be exhumed. The grave is exhumed and moved away from the mosque, and the deceased is buried with the other graves in the cemetery. If the grave was there before the mosque, then the mosque is demolished and the grave remains in its place. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم الصلاة في المسجد السابق على القبر الذي لم يكن على جهة القبلة لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:08)

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