The ruling on building a mosque next to a grave
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The questioner : Shaykh, if a mosque is built next to a grave, if it is built for the sake of the grave but next to the grave, whether it is
The Shaykh : outside in its qiblah direction or behind it?
The questioner : To the right or left or…
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm.
The questioner : Or in front of you, but there are problems between you.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this; the prayer is valid, because perhaps it is built next to the grave so that people remember that this man is the one who built it and pray for him,
The Shaykh : outside in its qiblah direction or behind it?
The questioner : To the right or left or…
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm.
The questioner : Or in front of you, but there are problems between you.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this; the prayer is valid, because perhaps it is built next to the grave so that people remember that this man is the one who built it and pray for him,
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1231 - 4600 هل يصلى في مسجد بني على قبر أو كان القبر خارج عنه أو بني المسجد ثم دفن...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (1:08)
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