Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that is said to have been built on graves?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: We have a mosque in one of the villages, and we heard some of the elderly people in the village say that there are graves under this mosque, knowing that there is a cemetery in front of this mosque. My question is: Is it permissible to pray in this mosque? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This, and I am in it.
The questioner:
He did not mention the location.
The Shaykh:
This must be referred to the court in the town; the judge in the town looks into this, and the judge examines this matter to see if it is true or not true?
This questioner says: We have a mosque in one of the villages, and we heard some of the elderly people in the village say that there are graves under this mosque, knowing that there is a cemetery in front of this mosque. My question is: Is it permissible to pray in this mosque? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This, and I am in it.
The questioner:
He did not mention the location.
The Shaykh:
This must be referred to the court in the town; the judge in the town looks into this, and the judge examines this matter to see if it is true or not true?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الصلاة في مسجد يُقال إنه بُني على مقابر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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