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The ruling on building mosques over graves

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Question:
He also asks: What is the ruling on placing these graves in mosques and burying people in them?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does this. He informed that the Jews and the Christians did it, and he cursed them. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
The curse of Allah is upon the Jews and the Christians who took the graves of their prophets as mosques. So do not take the graves as mosques, for I forbid you from doing so.لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد ألا فلا تتخذوا القبور مساجد فإني أنهاكم عن ذلك
And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
The curse of Allah is upon the women who visit graves.لعن الله زوارات القبور.

and those who use them as Masajid and put torches on themوالمتخذين عليها المساجد والسرج.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 320Da'if (Darussalam)
And in the hadith, it is stated that
The Hour will rise upon the worst of people.الساعة تقوم على شرار الناس.
He said (peace and blessings be upon him): "The worst of people are those whom the Hour overtakes while they are alive,
The worst of people are those whom the Hour overtakes while they are alive.شرار الناس من تدركهم الساعة وهم أحياء
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:461
The second category is those who build mosques over graves, at any time. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب 02-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (3:20)

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