Is it permissible to dig up the graves of Muslims?
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The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the removal of the idols from the land of the mosque. Does this indicate that the removal of the Muslims was a sign of the removal of the idols?
The Shaykh : I do not know; Allah knows best. But there were the graves of the idols.
The questioner : The one who was studying the land.
The Shaykh : Yes, the graves of Muslims cannot be dug up, because when a person is buried, he owns the land in which he was buried, and no one may encroach upon it.
The Shaykh : I do not know; Allah knows best. But there were the graves of the idols.
The questioner : The one who was studying the land.
The Shaykh : Yes, the graves of Muslims cannot be dug up, because when a person is buried, he owns the land in which he was buried, and no one may encroach upon it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1768 - 4600 هل يجوز نبش قبور المسلمين؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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