Prayer in a country where there are graves in its mosques
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if I am in a country where most, or rather the majority, of its mosques contain graves, and I cannot find a mosque other than those? Is it permissible for me to pray in them, or should I pray at home?
Answer:
Pray in the mosque. If a group of your brothers who are monotheists have set aside a mosque for you, or have designated a specific mosque for you, pray in it. The important thing is that it is not permissible for you to pray in any mosque where there is a grave. Pray in a mosque that has no grave, or in a house that you designate for this purpose if you are in a place where they are present. Pray in your own house. If you build a mosque, build a mosque specifically for yourselves. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if I am in a country where most, or rather the majority, of its mosques contain graves, and I cannot find a mosque other than those? Is it permissible for me to pray in them, or should I pray at home?
Answer:
Pray in the mosque. If a group of your brothers who are monotheists have set aside a mosque for you, or have designated a specific mosque for you, pray in it. The important thing is that it is not permissible for you to pray in any mosque where there is a grave. Pray in a mosque that has no grave, or in a house that you designate for this purpose if you are in a place where they are present. Pray in your own house. If you build a mosque, build a mosque specifically for yourselves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 24 من 60 / شرح كتاب قرة عيون الموحدين / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:50)
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