The bequest to be buried in a place where burial is difficult
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Question:
This questioner says: If the one making the bequest wills to be buried in a specific place, and that place is difficult to bury in, either because of its distance or the roughness of its terrain, what is the ruling?
Answer:
It is not obligatory if there is hardship in it; it is not obligatory. But if there is no hardship in it, there is no harm in that, especially now that cars and airplanes have shortened the distances, so there is usually no hardship in it. There may be hardship for some people, so if there is hardship, it is left and he is buried with the Muslims in any place. Praise be to Allah; nothing benefits him except his deeds. It does not benefit him that he is buried in such and such a place; rather, his deeds benefit him in whatever land he is buried in. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: If the one making the bequest wills to be buried in a specific place, and that place is difficult to bury in, either because of its distance or the roughness of its terrain, what is the ruling?
Answer:
It is not obligatory if there is hardship in it; it is not obligatory. But if there is no hardship in it, there is no harm in that, especially now that cars and airplanes have shortened the distances, so there is usually no hardship in it. There may be hardship for some people, so if there is hardship, it is left and he is buried with the Muslims in any place. Praise be to Allah; nothing benefits him except his deeds. It does not benefit him that he is buried in such and such a place; rather, his deeds benefit him in whatever land he is buried in. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-036-الفتوى وعمن تؤخذ|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:23)
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