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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to demolish a dome erected in a cemetery for mourning, or is this the responsibility of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to demolish a dome erected in a cemetery for mourning, or is this the responsibility of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice?

Answer:
No, he is not one of those with authority; he has no power. However, he should inform those in authority of this transgression.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [233 -939] هل يجوز لطالب علم أن يهدم قبة وضعت في مقبرة للعزاء أم أن هذا موكل لهيئة الأمر بالمعروف؟ — youtube.com

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