The Presence of Graveyards in Mosques and Its Effect on Creed
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Question:
Muhammad Adam says: We are accustomed to seeing graveyards in our mosques, but we do not know about their prohibition. He asks: Does this affect the creed? And what is the guidance of Your Excellency?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to build mosques over graves, and it is not permissible to bury the dead in mosques. Rather, mosques must be cleared of graves, because that is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) (Mighty and Majestic) and to worshipping the dead. It is obligatory that graveyards have a separate place, and as for mosques, there should be no graves in them, nor should graves be connected to them, because that corrupts the worship of the Muslims and the people of the mosque. And prayer is not valid in a mosque that contains a grave. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Muhammad Adam says: We are accustomed to seeing graveyards in our mosques, but we do not know about their prohibition. He asks: Does this affect the creed? And what is the guidance of Your Excellency?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to build mosques over graves, and it is not permissible to bury the dead in mosques. Rather, mosques must be cleared of graves, because that is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) (Mighty and Majestic) and to worshipping the dead. It is obligatory that graveyards have a separate place, and as for mosques, there should be no graves in them, nor should graves be connected to them, because that corrupts the worship of the Muslims and the people of the mosque. And prayer is not valid in a mosque that contains a grave. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 01-11-1438هـ — af.org.sa (12:02)
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